BEST PRICE IN THE COUNTRY!
"Made by the hands of winemaker Jean-Claude Berrouet, famous for his vintages at Petrus & Dominus Estate"
Chateau Certan de May is a first-class Pomerol estate, situated enviably on the world-renowned 'Le Plateau Argileux,' taking pride of place between Petrus and Vieux-Chateau-Certan, and sitting directly opposite the inimitable Le Pin. The estate takes its name from the original Scottish owners, the De May family. Once a large property which encompassed Vieux-Chateau-Certan, it was divided into smaller plots after the French Revolution. The Demay’s gave a new name to their Right Bank property combining their family name and that of the vineyard resulting in Certan de May. The estate remained with the Demay family until 1925 when they decided to sell the property to current owners - the Barreau-Badard family. Owner Jean-Luc Barreau applies all of his care and attention to producing a wine in the great Pomerol tradition. Vinified under the guidance of renowned consultants Michel Rolland until 2012, and Jean-Claude Berrouet, famous for his winemaking prowess shown at Petrus & Dominus Estate has held the reins since the 2013 vintage. Château Certan de May has been immaculately curated for decades, and is now recognized for its rich, powerful and complex wines, fed by the same peerless 'molasse' blue clay which generates its neighbors Petrus & Le Pin but without the unnerving price point. At THE BEST PRICE IN THE COUNTRY this peach of a Pomerol sells itself. Only 36 Bottles Available - First come, first served.
2010 Chateau Certan de May 750ml - Graileys Price - $159.99 per bottle - *$149.99 on 6 or more
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98 Points Wine Spectator - "Shows stunning depth and drive, with a deep well of blackberry and plum sauce and a lush structure. Superlong, with spice and anise echoing on. A tremendous young wine in the making."
James Suckling - "Beautiful dense nose with polished dark fruit, leather and wet forest floor. Coffee, sweet tobacco, and Seville orange. Full-bodied and intense on the palate with polished tannins and deep layered texture. Give it four or five years of bottle age to soften. So gorgeous already."