WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 922; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2006 which is 905. The average score for Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is 889, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey they use words like Full, Balanced, Acidity, Sweet, Richness, Citrus, Marmalade, Rich, Big, Definition, Light, Fine, Endowed, Balance, Pineapple. The 2006 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2006 but no other wine from Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey: Bold, Orange, Unctuous, Harmony. ; it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2006 (12.5% vs 13.01%). The wine has been ready to drink for 2 years (since 2014) and should be consumed within the next 2 years (by 2018). It normally takes wines from Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey around 9 years to be ready to start drinking, and 10 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château d’Yquem 2001, Château Lafite Rothschild 2005, Château Suduiraut 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Climens 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Gloria 2014, Château Barde-Haut 2010.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very high value for money, beating 80% of other wines when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2006
Date |
Currency |
Price |
2016-01-16 |
gbp |
20 |