WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 966; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 899. 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 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château d’Yquem: Lucid, Viscosity, Lengthy, Gliding, Plum, Inviting, Juicy, Improve, Velvety, Sandalwood. The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2014) and should be consumed within the next 22 years (by 2040). 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 Latour 2009, Château d’Yquem 2009, Château Margaux 2010, Château d’Yquem 2001; but better value alternatives would be Château Palmer 2012, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château Rieussec 2009.
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 2005
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
333 |