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Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine
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04/08/2007 10:39 AM
An interesting choice for a restaurant wine list. We visited this Chateau in 2002. After tasting through a few vintages of this wine it was apparent that the 1998 and 2000 were good vintages while the 1999 somewhat less so. Purchased from a restaurant. We were pleased with how smooth and complex the wine was. More finesse than a blockbuster. 1999 Vieux Château Certan - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol (4/7/2007) Dark ruby in color; Somewhat shy on the nose to start but opened up in the decanter. Its flavors included raspberries, a hint of blackberries and vanilla. The finish was interesting with minerals and lavender florals. It had good balance with well-integrated tannins. It was probably just starting to acquire secondary characteristics. I'm not sure it has the overall structure for much further improvement but was a great restaurant purchase. [Drinking very well now; more than likely an earlier maturing vintage of this wine] (91 pts.) Posted from CellarTracker

Steffen Pelz User is Offline

Austin, TX

Grape Truck Driver
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04/14/2007 5:58 PM
Winetex. I've only had a couple of VCCs, but I've enjoyed them tremendously. Thanks for the note.

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Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine
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04/14/2007 6:05 PM
Hey Steffen, welcome back to VC.

juggernt

Tampa, FL, USA

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04/15/2007 8:20 PM
Posted By Steffen Pelz on 04/14/2007 5:58 PM Winetex. I've only had a couple of VCCs, but I've enjoyed them tremendously. Thanks for the note. Me too. Had just a few, even a bad vintage; very nice house.

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