WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 976; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2004 which is 871. The average score for Château d’Yquem is 943, 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 2004 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2004 but no other wine from Château d’Yquem: Oil, Broody, Chocolate, Disjointed, Brightness, Nectar. The wine is ready to drink now (2018) and should be consumed within the next 12 years (by 2030). 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 Palmer 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Latour 2009, Château d’Yquem 2001, Château Margaux 2006; but better value alternatives would be Château Rieussec 2009, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Vieux Château Certan 2004, Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2007.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers below average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score, 70% of wines are better value.
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Prices & Deals for Château d’Yquem 2004
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
117 |