WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 981; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2001 which is 917. The average score for Château d’Yquem is 942, making this an above average 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 2001 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2001 but no other wine from Château d’Yquem: Electrifying, Translucent, Blossomy, Almonds, Youthful, Large, Unctuosity, Nut, Airing, Pedigree. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (13.5% vs 12.6%); it has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this region in 2001 (13.5% vs 12.78%). The wine has been ready to drink for 8 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 82 years (by 2100). 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 d’Yquem 2009, Château Mouton Rothschild 2005, Château Margaux 2005, Château Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Mouton Rothschild 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château d’Yquem 2011, Château Suduiraut 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château d’Yquem 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. This wine is in the bottom 10% of wines by value; you might very well be paying for the name, rather than the wine.
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Prices & Deals for Château d’Yquem 2001
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
333 |
| 2016-01-04 |
gbp |
295 |