La Gravette de Certan, Pomerol, 2019

Name: La Gravette de Certan, Pomerol
Brand: Vieux Château Certan
Price: 372.32 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2017 2019 2022

critic reviews

93/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

The 2019 La Gravette de Certan, 100% Merlot, is deep garnet-purple in color. It races out with bright, expressive notions of black cherries, raspberry preserves, and fresh plums with hints of crushed rocks and black olives. The full-bodied palate delivers a lively backbone and nice ripe, approachable tannins with a lifted finish.

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2038

date of review 05/2023

92/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2019 La Gravette de Certan is a fleshy, charming wine, bursting with aromas of cherries, minty blackberries and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, ample and giving, it's sensual and succulent, with an enveloping core of fruit, supple tannins and lively acids. It's entirely composed of Merlot this year and largely derived from vines planted in 2010, supplemented by a plot planted in 1998.

DRINKING WINDOW 2021 - 2039

date of review 04/2022

93/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

The 2019 La Gravette de Certan, 100% Merlot in this vintage, is a total knock-out. Pliant and racy in the glass, with terrific fruit density, the 2019 dazzles right out of the gate with its alluring personality. Bright acids and supple tannins add to its immeasurable appeal. The Gravette, VCC's young-vine, second wine, is a total star.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2039

date of review 02/2022

94/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

This is such a beautiful La Gravette, really one to look out for and recommend. There is lush ripe berry fruit here but also a ton of finesse, and so much Pomerol signature. It will age for a good decade or more, but the plump fruit is already enticing. Unusually this is entirely Merlot, because all the Cabernet Franc is in the main estate wine (and young vines in the world of Vieux Château Certan - that means right up to 25 years old). 50% new oak, 40hl/h. Harvest for La Gravette September 18 to 20.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2040

date of review 01/2022