Farr Vintners Logo

Certan Marzelle 2000

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > Pomerol
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot

View all vintages of this wine | View all wines by Chateau Certan Marzelle

Label

Tasting Notes

There are only 1,000 cases of this sumptuous, open-knit effort that proprietor Christian Moueix has carved out of the property formerly known as Certan Giraud (the oldest vines and best parcels now make up the newly named Hosanna). The deep ruby-colored 2000, the debut vintage under Christian Moueix's management, offers up a sweet nose of black cherry and plum liqueur intermixed with licorice, truffles, and toffee. Made in a plump, hedonistic, medium to full-bodied, dense style, it is uncharacteristically forward and plush for a Moueix wine. Anticipated maturity: now-2013.

90
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (146), April 2003

Complex, yet subtle, with blackberries, minerals and berries. Full-bodied and very velvety, with lovely rich fruit, with chocolate and berry character. Very long and refined. A joy to taste. Drink now through 2010.

91
James Suckling, Wine Spectator (Mar 31, 03), March 2003

The nose on this wine is so expressive - lots of black fruit, liquorice and truffles, hints of cedar wood and toffee. This is a seriously complex wine which, whilst showing a few secondary characteristics in the background, is still very fresh and vibrant. Rich, voluptuous and creamy - this is everything that you'd want in a Pomerol.

93
Farr Vintners, Farr Tasting, December 2014
89/91
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (134), April 2001
89/91
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com, January 2003
Please note that these tasting notes/scores are not intended to be exhaustive and in some cases they may not be the most recently published figures. However, we always do our best to add latest scores and reviews when these come to our attention. We advise customers who wish to purchase wines based simply on critical reviews to carry out further research into the latest reports.