GRAPE VARIETIES: 88% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 6% cabernet sauvignon
TASTING NOTES: 2009 will be a long-ageing wine, the first bottles of which can be enjoyed already, and the rest of which may be cellared a good twenty years or so more
FOOD PAIRINGS: Red Meat | BBQ | Cold Cuts | Pizza | Pasta | Bun Bo Nam Bo | Peking Duck
BRAND NAME: Vieux Château Certan

Vieux Château Certan is one of the oldest known growths in Pomerol. It was founded at the beginning of the 16th century when the Demay family arrived from Scotland to settle there. Vieux Château Certan combines savoir-faire with exceptional soils. Coming mainly from the vineyard’s oldest vines, Vieux Château Certan is every year a blend of the most excellent lots produced at the estate.