Château Clos Fourtet 2015

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 855; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2015 which is 895. The average score for Château Clos Fourtet is 882, making this a below average effort for the producer.

When people talk about wines from Château Clos Fourtet they use words like Fruit, Full, Blackberry, Dark, Rich, Ripe, Tannins, Black, Acidity, Plum, Chocolate, Blueberry, Purple, Long, Raspberry. The 2015 shares some of these characteristics. The wine will be ready to drink in 6 years (in 2024) and should be consumed within the next 20 years (by 2038). It normally takes wines from Château Clos Fourtet around 7 years to be ready to start drinking, and 17 further years to decline.

It represents good value compared to Château Palmer 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château le Tertre Rôteboeuf 2006, Vieux Château Certan 2005, Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2012; but better value alternatives would be Château de Fonbel 2010, Château Moulin St Georges 2012, Château Giscours 2012, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006, Château Gloria 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.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
26	Château Palmer 2012	329%
25	Château Lafite Rothschild 2008	1663%
23	Vieux Château Certan 2005	244%
23	Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2012	397%
22	Château Haut-Brion 2011	419%
22	Château Giscours 2009	23%
22	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	102%
22	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014	29%
22	Château Palmer 2008	160%
21	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005	943%
21	Château Beychevelle 2008	58%
21	Château Margaux 2008	495%
21	Château Haut-Brion 2008	71%
21	Château Giscours 2012	-7%
21	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	162%
21	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006	54%
21	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010	332%
21	Château Palmer 1996	343%
21	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	25%
20	Château Lafleur 2010	2832%
20	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2014	596%
20	Château Pontet-Canet 2009	333%
20	Château Brane-Cantenac 2009	143%
20	Château Giscours 2010	62%
20	Château Giscours 1995	73%
20	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2004	17%
20	Château Gloria 2009	-11%
20	Château Talbot 2009	65%
20	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010	65%
20	Château Batailley 2010	679%
19	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009	1301%
19	Château Langoa-Barton 2006	-30%
19	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	217%
19	Château Pontet-Canet 2007	8%
19	Château Margaux 2009	2510%
19	Château Margaux 2006	766%
19	Château Margaux 2010	2132%
19	Château Talbot 2010	28%
19	Les Forts de Latour 2006	422%
19	Château Palmer 2009	497%
19	Château d’Angludet 2002	-40%
19	Château Mouton Rothschild 2006	1118%
18	Château Branaire-Ducru 2014	90%

Date	Currency	Price
2016-05-11	gbp	42