WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 894; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 1998 which is 898. The average score for Château Branaire-Ducru is 910, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Branaire-Ducru they use words like Tannin, Fruit, Elegant, Ripe, Purple, Oak, Full, Dark, Sweet, Ruby, Attractive, Acidity, Tannins, Raspberry, Black. The 1998 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1998 but no other wine from Château Branaire-Ducru: Blackcurrants, Persuasive. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 12.77%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 1998 (13% vs 12.66%). The wine has been ready to drink for 13 years (since 2003) and should be consumed now (2016). It normally takes wines from Château Branaire-Ducru around 5 years to be ready to start drinking, and 11 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Pontet-Canet 2008, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Batailley 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Figeac 2012, Château Batailley 2014.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Branaire-Ducru 1998
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-07-10 |
gbp |
43 |