WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 923; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1989 which is 877. The average score for Château Certan de May is 887, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Certan de May they use words like Fruit, Full, Structure, Black, Pomerol, Spice, Dark, Excellent, Rich, Tannins, Ripe, Cherries, Herbaceous, Cherry, Purple. The 1989 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1989 but no other wine from Château Certan de May: Unassuming, Attenuated, Provencal, Herbaceousness, Flesh, Astringent, Dry, Interesting, Distinctive, Aromatic. The wine has been ready to drink for 19 years (since 1997) and has been past its best for 6 (since 2010). It normally takes wines from Château Certan de May around 5 years to be ready to start drinking, and 13 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château le Tertre Rôteboeuf 2006; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château de Fonbel 2010, Château d’Issan 2009, Château Giscours 2009.
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 Certan de May 1989
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
57 |