WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 895; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2001 which is 917. The average score for Château Climens is 892, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Climens they use words like Sweet, Full, Honey, Spice, Acidity, Almond, Long, Pineapple, Orange, Sweetness, Rich, Apricot, Citrus, Balanced, Balance. The 2001 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2001 but no other wine from Château Climens: Greenish, Magnificent, Confident, Monumental, Hue, Electric, Wow, Beguiling, Fabulous. The wine has been ready to drink for 10 years (since 2008) and should be consumed within the next 10 years (by 2028). It normally takes wines from Château Climens around 7 years to be ready to start drinking, and 19 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Margaux 2010, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Rieussec 2009, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château Pontet-Canet 2005.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very low value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score, 80% of wines are better value.
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Prices & Deals for Château Climens 2001
Date |
Currency |
Price |
2016-01-17 |
gbp |
187 |
2016-01-05 |
gbp |
142 |