WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 945; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2000 which is 901. The average score for Château d’Yquem is 945, making this a representative effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château d’Yquem they use words like Full, Sweet, Honey, Acidity, Botrytis, Apricot, Long, Balanced, Vanilla, Refined, Richness, Pear, Bouquet, Orange, Pineapple. The 2000 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2000 but no other wine from Château d’Yquem: Pleasant, Challenging, Burnt. The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2014) and should be consumed within the next 7 years (by 2025). It normally takes wines from Château d’Yquem around 11 years to be ready to start drinking, and 36 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château d’Yquem 2001, Château Cheval Blanc 2004, Château Latour 2003, Château Lafleur 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Rieussec 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Palmer 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010.
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 d’Yquem 2000
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
200 |