Vieux Chateau Certan 1976 (750ML)

90 CT

The 1976 Vieux Château Certan has light attractive strawberry and cherry notes on the nose, quite Burgundy-like in style, hints of sandalwood developing. The palate has faded, rather rustic with some hard tannins that lead to a Cabernet-driven but rather charmless finish. Drink soon. Tasted at the Vieux Château Certan dinner at La Trompette. March 2022. -- Neal Martin, Vinous Media

Vineyard notes: With a surface area of 14 hectares (35 acres) planted in one single block, the Vieux Château Certan vineyard is made up of 23 plots, each of them individually managed according to soil type, grape variety planted, and age of vines. The soils are subtly varied and contain a very clayey part planted mainly with Merlot (70%), a gravel-clay part planted with Cabernet Franc (25%) and a very gravelly part planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (5%). Taking into account the total surface area, the average age of the vineyard is 50 years. These old vines, together with the beneficial effect of the Pomerol plateau’s micro-climate, enable the different grape varieties to reach perfect