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BORDEAUX

POMEROL

CHATEAU CERTAN DE MAY

CHATEAU CERTAN DE MAY Historically, the name of the Château is that of a great Scottish family which lived in France from the Middle Ages and in Pomerol from the end of the 16th century. According to local archives, the estate was the first to be authorised by the King to grow vines in Pomerol. At the time of the French Revolution, the estate was then broken up, before finally being taken
over by the Barreau-Badar family in 1925. The Château is located in the south-eastern part of the famous Pomerol plateau. The 5 hectares of ancient vines are planted on this exceptional clay-silica terroir. Today, it is Odette Barreau who runs the estate with the support of her son, Jean-Luc. For sheer pleasure, the wine is extremely charming, powerful, fleshy, robust and supple, all at the same time. It has a "monumental" structure and is very elegant and rich in aromas, with that characteristic fresh-truffle note.

COORDONNEES

Owner's name : EARL Château Certan de May
Who's in charge : Jean-Luc Barreau
Adress : Château Certan 33500 Pomerol
Phone : 05 57 51 41 53
Fax : 05 57 51 88 51
E-Mail : chateaucertandemay@vinsdusiecle.com
Top French Wines Site : www.topfrenchwines.com/chateaucertandemay

THE MOST IMPORTANT

Vintages in sale

200 and 2002

Established

Average annual

24 000 bottles

Surface

5 ha

Vine Age

40 years

Soil and exposure

Argilo-gravelly

Vine stocks

70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet franc, 5% Cabernet-Sauvignon

Technique

Wine making, automatic reassembly, thermoregulation, long fermenting. Maturing out of barrels

Characteristics

Robe sinks with brilliant reflections, with the nose intense and concentrated with notes of roasted, tobacco, dry fruit aromas. For the pleasure, the vintage 2000: extremely charmer, powerful, fleshy, robust and supple at the same time, of a structure of “cathedral”, very elegant, very rich in aromas with this characteristic fresh truffle note, of great guard.

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Prices

REFERENCES

References in France

Others references

Many Guides: Dussert-Gerber (classified 1st Grand Vin), Hachette, Millésimes…

National and export sales (%)

France : 20 - Export : 80

Main trading partners

The United States, Belgium, Japan, Canada, Great Britain