Château Le Gay 2007

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 876; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2007 which is 873. 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 2007 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2007 but no other wine from Château Le Gay: Charcoal, Mulberry, Perfumed, Dry, Fruity, Warmth, Pale, Smoky, Earthiness, Cinnamon. The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 9 years (by 2025). 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 Palmer 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Les Forts de Latour 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Pontet-Canet 2007, Château Labégorce 2010, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014.

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.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
95	Château Palmer 2012	258%
85	Château Lafite Rothschild 2008	1369%
84	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012	-7%
82	Château Lynch-Bages 2011	51%
77	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008	-39%
77	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010	146%
69	Les Forts de Latour 2009	172%
63	Château d’Issan 2009	19%
58	Château Margaux 2006	622%
57	Château Clos Fourtet 2009	208%
56	Château Palmer 2008	117%
56	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010	120%
55	Château Pontet-Canet 2009	181%
54	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005	625%
54	Les Forts de Latour 2005	158%
54	Château Ausone 2010	2151%
53	Château Pontet-Canet 2007	-10%
53	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	119%
53	Château Haut-Brion 2009	877%
53	Château Margaux 2010	1760%
52	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	4%
52	Château Cos d’Estournel 2008	34%
52	Château Cos d’Estournel 2005	281%
51	Château Palmer 2009	397%
51	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	119%
51	Château Palmer 2005	395%
50	Château Latour 2009	2123%
50	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014	7%
50	Château Labégorce 2010	-34%
50	Château Haut-Brion 2008	43%
50	Château Pavie 2005	400%
49	Château Cheval Blanc 2005	865%
49	Château le Tertre Rôteboeuf 2006	73%
49	Château Talbot 2010	-14%
49	Château de Fonbel 2010	-71%
48	Château Brane-Cantenac 2009	103%
48	Château Margaux 2006	622%
48	Château Pavie 2009	333%
48	Château Figeac 2012	-40%
48	Château Brane-Cantenac 2005	32%

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-05	gbp	50