WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 907; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2001 which is 883. The average score for Château Le Gay is 870, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Le Gay they use words like Dark, Pomerol, Fruit, Black, Full, Sweet, Ruby, Tannins, Long, Dense, Ripe, Purple, Oak, Blackberry, Purity. The 2001 shares all of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2001 but no other wine from Château Le Gay: Iodine, Mushroom, Vibrancy, Round. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (13% vs 0%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2001 (13% vs 12.78%). The wine has been ready to drink for 1 years (since 2015) and should be consumed within the next 7 years (by 2023). It normally takes wines from Château Le Gay around 7 years to be ready to start drinking, and 15 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Clos Fourtet 2009, Château le Tertre Rôteboeuf 2006, Vieux Château Certan 2008, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2012; but better value alternatives would be Château Hosanna 2007, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Pontet-Canet 2008, Château Pontet-Canet 2007.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Le Gay 2001
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| 2016-04-24 |
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