Certan De May, Pomerol 1988 Large Format Silver – Air New Zealand

Silver – Air New Zealand Wine Show 2015

so this is built for the long haul

The 1991 Côte Blonde from René Rostaing has long been considered one of his finest wines and at age twenty-three

ripe peach fruit

green peppercorns

Certan De May, Pomerol 1988 Large Format Silver – Air New ZealandTop shoulder or better 94 CellarTracker Double blind from a small capped bottle (in a flight of the 88,85, & 81): Pretty nose definite age with nice tertiary notes some green, some tobacco, some carob some pencil lead its got that beautiful elegance aristocratic w hints of a nutty sweetness. Gentle and savory on the palate good structure good acid and tannins. Nutty and earthy and smooth. Day 2: Lovely aged right bank Merlot nose tertiary with that