Chateau Certan de May 2010

"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.
Barrel Sample: 95-98 Points "

98 Points

Wine Spectator

"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."

95 Points

James Suckling

"With huge tannins, very dark fruits, powerful and concentrated. The wine is ripe, juicy and firmly tannic.
Barrel Sample: 92-94 Points"

94 Points

Wine Enthusiast

"Chocolaty, cedary and Christmas fruitcake notes along with some oak, damp earth and forest floor are present in this full-bodied, masculine style of Pomerol, which has a dense ruby/purple color and is a blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The wine has a nice chewiness to it and is powerful and muscular, but not quite as silky or complex as some of the other top wines of this appellation. Forget it for 5-7 years and drink it over the following 25.
Rating: 91+"

91 Points

The Wine Advocate