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1996 Certan de May

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Pomerol

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Merlot

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In this year of extremely uneven ripening, Certan de May dropped a lot of fruit in an attempt to ripen the rest. I was told that just 37 hectoliters per hectare were harvested. The fermentations went quickly, even though the estate would have liked to extract more from the grapes.