WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 809; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 863. The average score for Château Calon-Ségur is 910, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Calon-Ségur they use words like Tannins, Full, Black, Long, Fruit, Tannin, Purple, Classic, Ruby, Sweet, Fine, Purity, Ripe, Tannic, Cassis. The 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château Calon-Ségur: Hazelnuts, Introspective, Oppressive, Rust, Gravitas, Spine, Glows, Mentholated, Effortless, Dusky. The wine has been ready to drink for 3 years (since 2013) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). It normally takes wines from Château Calon-Ségur around 9 years to be ready to start drinking, and 17 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Palmer 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château d’Issan 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010.
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 Calon-Ségur 2005
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
71 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
54 |