WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 923; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2011 which is 872. The average score for Château La Violette is 857, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château La Violette they use words like Full, Purple, Black, Floral, Long, Pomerol, Fruits, Tannins, Fruit, Sweet, Spice, Ripe, Cherries, Cherry, Fine. The 2011 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2011 but no other wine from Château La Violette: Savouriness, Smokiness, Obdurate, Brine, Fruity, Atypical, Opulence, Broad, Extraordinary, Intriguing. The wine has been ready to drink for 2 years (since 2014) and should be consumed within the next 13 years (by 2029). It normally takes wines from Château La Violette around 6 years to be ready to start drinking, and 15 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Palmer 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Ausone 2010, Les Forts de Latour 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005.
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 La Violette 2011
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
125 |