Very Rare 1945 Vieux Chateau Certan bottle highlights Taversham’s January 2026 Auction. Realistically priced with a Starting Bid of £2,100 with Expectations of reaching £3,200 or more, this is indeed a special find from the legendary 1945 vintage. There is no other bottle on the UK market, the bottle has been well stored in a Bond Warehouse since purchase by our client. A trophy of a wine for our client and for its future owner.
Tasted twice by Robert Parker with Consistent Notes – Rated 98-100/100 points
Tasted twice and rated highly each time, the 1945 is an exceptional wine making effort in what can be a frightfully tannic vintage. It exhibits a dark, murky, plum color with little garnet at the edge. It also possesses a huge nose of smoked meats, black-raspberries, plums, licorice, and tar. Dense, chewy, and powerful, with gobs of tannin, and amazing fruit extraction, this full-throttle wine must be at its plateau of maturity, yet I see no reason it cannot last for two more decades