WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 795; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2011 which is 872. The average score for Château Certan de May is 890, making this a below 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 2011 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2011 but no other wine from Château Certan de May: Svelte, Viscosity, Sumptuous, Exotic, Elegance, Fine, Substantial, Mocha, Generous, Plush. The wine is ready to drink now (2016) and should be consumed within the next 12 years (by 2028). 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 Palmer 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Les Forts de Latour 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Giscours 2009, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014.
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 2011
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-16 |
gbp |
56 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
28 |