Château Certan de May 2012

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 776; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2012 which is 869. The average score for Château Certan de May is 891, 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 2012 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2012 but no other wine from Château Certan de May: Greyish, Unforced, Brioche, Regimented, Smoky, Kirsch, Layers, Balance, Truffle, Edges. The wine is ready to drink now (2016) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). 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 Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château d’Issan 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Figeac 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.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
96	Château Palmer 2012	233%
92	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	40%
89	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008	-43%
86	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012	-13%
76	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010	129%
75	Château Lafite Rothschild 2008	1269%
67	Château d’Issan 2009	11%
64	Les Forts de Latour 2009	154%
60	Château Palmer 2005	361%
59	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010	105%
59	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014	0%
58	Château Batailley 2010	505%
58	Château Cos d’Estournel 2005	255%
58	Château Ausone 2010	1997%
57	Château Haut-Brion 2008	33%
57	Château Cheval Blanc 2012	518%
57	Château Clos Fourtet 2009	187%
57	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	-3%
56	Les Forts de Latour 2005	140%
56	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	104%
56	Château Cos d’Estournel 2008	24%
56	Château Figeac 2012	-44%
55	Château Brane-Cantenac 2009	89%
54	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	104%
53	Château Palmer 2008	102%
53	Château Talbot 2010	-20%
53	Château Branaire-Ducru 2010	-12%
52	Château de Fonbel 2010	-73%
52	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005	575%
52	Château Margaux 2006	572%
52	Château d’Armailhac 2005	12%
52	Château Cantemerle 2011	-66%
52	Château Talbot 2005	-7%
52	Château Canon 2012	-17%
51	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009	791%
51	Château Pontet-Canet 2009	162%
51	Château Labégorce 2010	-39%
51	Château d’Armailhac 2009	-9%
51	Château Latour 2009	1971%
51	Château Latour 2003	1360%
51	Château Clerc-Milon 2005	-15%
51	Château Lynch-Bages 2005	95%
50	Château Margaux 2008	362%
50	Château Cheval Blanc 2005	799%
50	Château Léoville-Barton 2008	-11%

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-16	gbp	59
2016-01-05	gbp	48