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La Gravette de Certan 1986

  • Black fruit
  • Aperitif wine
  • Enjoy with friends
  • Color: Red
  • 12.50% 
  • 4.5L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Doté de la même finesse aromatique que son aîné, le second vin de la propriété s'apprécie néanmoins plus jeune. More info

  • Quantity: 6 Bottles
  • Level: 5 into-neck, 1 base of neck
  • Label: 6 very marked label, 6 very faded label, 6 very stained label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Pomerol
  • Producer/Owner: Famille Thienpont
  • More information....

La Gravette de Certan serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Pont-lévêque, Rosbif.

  • Vintage score: 18/20
  • Lot presentation
    La Gravette de Certan

    The wine

    La Gravette de Certan is the domaine's second wine, produced since 1986. It has the same aromatic refinement as its older sibling, but should preferably be enjoyed in its youth. Nonetheless, it offers an interesting glimpse of the freshness and tannic density to be found in Vieux Château Certan wines.

    Information about domain Vieux Château Certan

    Perfectly positioned in the centre of the Pomerol plateau, with a single block of vines, Vieux Château Certan rubs shoulders with prestigious neighbours such as Petrus, La Conseillante, L'Evangile, and also Certan de May. The domaine was created following the division of the property in 1858. At that time, Charles de Bousquet, the new owner of Vieux Château Certan, undertook the reconstruction of the château, which still stands out today from the relatively simple residences so common in Pomerol. Vieux Château Certan was bought by Georges Thienpont in 1924. This family of Belgian wine merchants, who have been responsible for the renaissance of Le Pin's exceptional terroir (a precursor of the so-called garage wines), is still in control of the property, represented by Alexandre, Georges Thienpont's grandson. The vineyard lies on a subsoil that combines clay with the famous iron residues of Pomerol's plateau that are so characteristic of the Petrus terroir, and a substantial quantity of gravel, lending the wine a rare elegance and aromas with a refinement reminiscent of the great wines of the Médoc. After manual harvests, a particularly meticulous vinification is carried out, with separate oak vats for each grape variety. The wines are then matured in new oak barrels for 18 to 22 months.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 6 Bottles
    • Level: 5 into-neck, 1 base of neck
    • Label: 6 very marked label, 6 very faded label, 6 very stained label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Pomerol
    • Producer/Owner: Famille Thienpont
    • Vintage: 1986
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Size (in ha): 14
    • Volume: 55000 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Aperitif wine
    • Grape variety: 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

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    iDealwine price estimate
    La Gravette de Certan 1986

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format