WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 941; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 884. The average score for Château Clos de Sarpe is 908, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Clos de Sarpe they use words like Concentrated, Long, Backward, Dense, Black, Licorice, Purity, Full, Purple, Tannin, Tannic, Ripe, Sweet, Intense. The 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château Clos de Sarpe: Powerful, Underbrush, Herb, Roasted, Cherry, Classic, Clout, Extraordinary, Exquisite, Balanced. The wine is ready to drink now (2016) and should be consumed within the next 34 years (by 2050). It normally takes wines from Château Clos de Sarpe around 11 years to be ready to start drinking, and 34 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Palmer 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Langoa-Barton 2006, Château Pontet-Canet 2007, Château Brane-Cantenac 2009, Château Potensac 2005.
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Prices & Deals for Château Clos de Sarpe 2005
Date |
Currency |
Price |
2016-01-05 |
gbp |
46 |