Vieux Chateau Certan, Pomerol, France 2020 Francs Cotes de Bordeaux Cramant (24%) and Oger (5%)

Cramant (24%) and Oger (5%)

with earthiness and abundant tannins and more backward than the approachable and juicy 2019 I tasted next to it

it will need to age further

somewhat drying finish

It is very pretty now

Vieux Chateau Certan, Pomerol, France 2020 Francs Cotes de Bordeaux Cramant (24%) and Oger (5%)Moving to the Grand Vin, the 2020 Vieux Chteau Certan is another legendary wine from this vintage, ranking with the best Bordeaux ever produced. Based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc that spent 18 months in 65% new French oak, it has a deep, powerful, full bodied style as well as incredible purity and precision in its darker cassis, graphite, gravelly earth, and tobacco driven aromatics. With perfectly integrated oak, again, incredible purity,