2015 Chateau Certan de May - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 94 pts – JA: *Depth, interest and a sense of reaching through the charm of the vintage to bring something with lasting power. Cassis, chocolate, spice and a flash of gunsmoke on the finish. This is getting ready to drink.* - 11/2020

Falstaff Magazin - 95pts: *Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, zart nach Gewürznelken, feines rotes Waldbeerkonfit, ein Hach von eingelegten Kirschen, angenehmer Edelholztouch. Mittlere Komplexität, elegant, feine Fruchtsüße, integrierte Tannine, charmant und bereits zugänglich, feiner Nougat im Abgang, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter.* - 01/2019

Vinum Extra Bordeaux 2016 - 17/20pts: *Voller, rassiger Bau, bloss liegendes, mag sein eine Spur eckiges, aber auch sehr frisches Tannin, würzig-fruchtiges, feuriges Finale; ungestüm und eingenständig, für die Reife gebaut.*

Weinwisser - 17/20pts - RG: *Aufhellendes Granat mit mittlerer Dichte, feiner Rand. Eigenwilliges Bouquet, wie schon so oft, Melissentouch, Kräutertee, dahinter rotes Kirschenkompott und Zedernduft. Im Gaumen erst zart und schmeichelnd, dann seine grosszügigen Gerbstoffrationen auf der Zunge und an der seitlichen Adstringenz zeigend. Peitsche und Zuckerbrot in Einem. Ein wenig verfügbarer Wein für Fanminderheiten. Verstehen muss man ihn nicht, aber lieben. Auch wenn das kein einfaches Unterfangen ist.* - 04/2016

04/16: *This has its usual silky, perfumed profile, with bergamot, cherry paste and rooibos tea notes, all backed by gentle sandalwood and fruitcake hints through the finish. Rounded and polished in feel, but long too, offering some fine-grained tannins.—J.M.* (91-94/100)

JancisRobinson.com - 17.5/20pts - JR: *A Jean-Pierre Moueix wine. 80% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. Mid crimson. Intense and meaty on the nose. Round and silky on the palate. Not a drama queen but really quite regal in floating above the hoi polloi. Chapeau! Notably persistent.* - 04/2016

JamesSuckling.com - (97-98)pts - JS: *Wow. What a wine with incredible depth of fruit and generosity here. Walnut, chocolate, black olive and dark fruits. Full and rich. It goes on for minutes. Velvety texture. Best in decades. A majority of merlot with some cabernet franc and a touch of cabernet sauvignon.* - 04/2016

Vinous.com – 94 pts – AG: *The 2015 Certan de May is deep, powerful and imposing. Dark blue/purplish fruit, lavender, spice and mint are some of the many notes that fill out the wine's frame. Vertical in feel, with potent tannins, the 2015 needs time to fully come together. Even so, it does not appear to be an especially refined wine. The blend is 80% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon.* - 02/2018

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (92-94) pts – JL: *Sensuous fresh, sweet, round and supple, this wine feels like silk on your palate. The ripe, plum and cherry notes attention seeking notes in the end stick with you. The wine was made from a blend of 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.* - 04/2016