WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 813; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2011 which is 865. The average score for Château Calon-Ségur is 909, 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 2011 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2011 but no other wine from Château Calon-Ségur: Thoughtful, Cerebral, Vigour, Poise, Laden, Cedar, Berry, Florality, Ripening, Exquisite. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2011 (13% vs 13.13%). The wine will be ready to drink in 1 years (in 2017) and should be consumed within the next 12 years (by 2028). 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 Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Latour 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Talbot 2010, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, 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 Calon-Ségur 2011
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
56 |
| 2015-08-09 |
gbp |
47 |