1945 Vieux Chateau Certan 100 Points 75cl

A bottle of 1945 Vieux Château Certan from Mr. Georges Thienpoint, Pomerol.

'When I wrote my feature on this great property back in 2009, I had a note on the 1945 that was from an absolutely lovely bottle. Only a couple of years ago I had a chance to share a bottle in one hundred percent pristine condition and it quickly became apparent that my 96 point score for this wine was under-appreciating its magnificence! The most recent bottle was bottomless in its depth and limitless in its beauty, offering up a beautifully sweet and resolved nose of black cherries, black plums, singed tobacco, dark soil tones, a touch of candle wax, roasted meats, cigar ash and a nice dollop of nutskin in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and rock solid at the core in only the way that the heroic old vintages of Pomerol can be. The finish is very, very long, with still a bit of tannin remaining, glorious complexity and very fine acids that add lift and grip on the simply perfect finish. What a magical wine. Drink between 2014-2045. '100 points.' John Gilman, 2018

This 1945 Vieux Chateau Certan sold at our online auction for £600