Château Certan de May 2023 – Pomerol

The nose is nicely pulpy and offers a nice burst of fruit, a certain complexity and a nice delicacy in its fruit. It expresses notes of pulpy cherry, small bright/juicy red fruits and more slightly – violet, associated with touches of pulpy/fresh Boysen blackberry, hints of crushed strawberry and nutmeg. The palate is nicely juicy and offers fruit, freshness, minerality, good definition, accuracy, a tangy frame, nice freshness, energy and purity of the fruit, a mineral side. It expresses notes of fleshy/juicy cherry, fleshy/juicy raspberry and more slightly – fresh/juicy blackberry, associated with touches of violet, as well as hints of blueberry, fresh blond tobacco and fine hints of vanilla and toast. The tannins are soft, precise and offer chew.