WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 935; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 891. The average score for Château Les Carmes-Haut-Brion is 889, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Les Carmes-Haut-Brion they use words like Tannins, Fresh, Complex, Sweet, Oak, Elegant, Dry, Fragrant, Long, Purple, Cedar, Aromatics, Fruits, Scorched, Currants. The 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château Les Carmes-Haut-Brion: Pliant, Length, Dusty, Restrained, Volume, Perfume, Subtle, Raspberry, Acids, Fruity. The wine has been ready to drink for 3 years (since 2013) and should be consumed within the next 12 years (by 2028). It normally takes wines from Château Les Carmes-Haut-Brion around 9 years to be ready to start drinking, and 12 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Figeac 2012, Château de Fonbel 2010, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014, Château Potensac 2005.
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 Les Carmes-Haut-Brion 2005
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
38 |