A wine that proves 1996 was a legendary year on Bordeaux's Right Bank. Vieux Château Certan, one of Pomerol's oldest growths, blends Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon from clay, gravel, and gravelly soils that create complexity worthy of decades. The 1996 opens with wild mushrooms and plum, unfolding into toasted oak, coffee, and ripe fruit with velvety tannins that still have life to give. Right Bank Bordeaux at its most seductive.