WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 955; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2000 which is 920. The average score for Château Branaire-Ducru is 908, making this an above 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 2000 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2000 but no other wine from Château Branaire-Ducru: Sweetness, Strength, Builds. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 12.77%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2000 (13% vs 12.88%). The wine has been ready to drink for 13 years (since 2003) and should be consumed within the next 9 years (by 2025). 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 Margaux 2006, Château Pontet-Canet 2009, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Margaux 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château d’Issan 2010, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Léoville-Barton 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012.
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 2000
Date |
Currency |
Price |
2015-07-10 |
gbp |
58 |