WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 922; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2012 which is 871. The average score for Château Calon-Ségur is 907, making this an above 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 2012 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2012 but no other wine from Château Calon-Ségur: Atypical, Caramel, Leafy, Hedgerow, Cake, Firmer, Rounded, Lengthy, Fist, Velvet. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2012 (13% vs 12.92%). 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 Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Pontet-Canet 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Figeac 2012, 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 2012
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-08-09 |
gbp |
42 |