Château d’Yquem 2008

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 931; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 884. The average score for Château d’Yquem is 945, making this a below 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 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Château d’Yquem: Silver, Joyous, Unbridled, Explodes, Astounding, Flower, Surreal, Edgy, Harmonious, Fruited. The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2014) and should be consumed within the next 32 years (by 2050). 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 Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Latour 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Rieussec 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château d’Issan 2009.

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.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
64	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008	-73%
62	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012	-59%
60	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010	10%
60	Château Palmer 2012	59%
60	Château Lafite Rothschild 2008	553%
56	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	-25%
52	Les Forts de Latour 2009	51%
48	Château d’Issan 2009	-47%
46	Château Latour 2009	888%
44	Château Margaux 2010	727%
42	Château Pontet-Canet 2009	60%
42	Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2012	-47%
42	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010	-2%
42	Château Cheval Blanc 2012	195%
40	Château Haut-Brion 2008	-37%
40	Château Margaux 2006	221%
40	Château Ausone 2010	901%
40	Château d’Yquem 2011	136%
40	Château Pontet-Canet 2008	-31%
40	Château d’Yquem 2001	277%
40	Château Margaux 2009	867%
40	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	18%
40	Château Haut-Brion 2009	334%
38	Château d’Issan 2010	-49%
38	Les Forts de Latour 2005	41%
38	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	-54%
38	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010	-39%
38	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014	-52%
37	Château Canon 2012	-60%
37	Château d’Yquem 2005	153%
36	Château Lafleur 2010	986%
36	Château Batailley 2010	189%
36	Château Cos d’Estournel 2005	69%
36	Château Gloria 2009	-74%
36	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	-3%
36	Château Mouton Rothschild 2006	351%
36	Château Latour 2009	888%
36	Château Haut-Brion 2010	526%
36	Château d’Yquem 2009	315%
36	Château Mouton Rothschild 2011	229%
36	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009	325%
36	Château Bélair-Monange 2011	-46%
36	Château Palmer 2008	-4%
36	Château Margaux 2008	121%

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-05	gbp	112