Château Lynch-Bages 2005
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 804; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 869. The average score for Château Lynch-Bages is 888, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Lynch-Bages they use words like Fruit, Cassis, Black, Full, Tannins, Purple, Ripe, Dense, Classic, Long, Dark, Sweet, Ruby, Rich, Firm. The 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château Lynch-Bages: Enthralling, Whisky, Accessible, Meticulous, Glide, Lightness, Riper, Camphor, Sophistication, Developed. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 12.78%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2005 (13% vs 13.1%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). It normally takes wines from Château Lynch-Bages around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 16 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Les Forts de Latour 2005, Château Margaux 2006, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Palmer 2005, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Giscours 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Lynch-Bages 2011.
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.
Similar Wines from Nearby
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 109 | Les Forts de Latour 2005 | 26% |
| 105 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | 5% |
| 98 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -59% |
| 96 | Château Pontet-Canet 2005 | 5% |
| 94 | Château Pontet-Canet 2009 | 43% |
| 93 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2005 | 1676% |
| 93 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2005 | 940% |
| 91 | Château Latour 2003 | 521% |
| 90 | Les Forts de Latour 2010 | 50% |
| 89 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2005 | -43% |
| 89 | Château Latour 2009 | 781% |
| 89 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010 | -45% |
| 89 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 | 482% |
| 89 | Château Lafite Rothschild 2008 | 482% |
| 88 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009 | -59% |
| 88 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008 | -76% |
| 88 | Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008 | -76% |
| 87 | Château Pichon-Lalande 2005 | -10% |
| 86 | Château Mouton Rothschild 2008 | 175% |
| 86 | Château Batailley 2010 | 157% |
| 85 | Château Latour 2005 | 472% |
| 85 | Château Pontet-Canet 2008 | -39% |
| 85 | Château Clerc-Milon 2010 | -45% |
| 84 | Les Forts de Latour 2009 | 34% |
Similar Wines from Other Regions
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Château Margaux 2006 | 186% |
| 96 | Château Palmer 2005 | 96% |
| 96 | Château Giscours 2005 | -26% |
| 94 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005 | -13% |
| 94 | Château Margaux 2006 | 186% |
| 94 | Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005 | 187% |
| 94 | Château Cos d’Estournel 2005 | 51% |
| 94 | Château Lynch-Bages 2011 | -33% |
| 94 | Château Lynch-Bages 2011 | -33% |
| 89 | Château Haut-Brion 2008 | -44% |
| 89 | Château Léoville-Barton 2008 | -62% |
| 88 | Château Calon-Ségur 2005 | -50% |
| 88 | Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010 | -13% |
| 87 | Château Palmer 2008 | -14% |
| 87 | Château Haut-Brion 2009 | 287% |
| 87 | Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009 | 279% |
| 87 | Château Margaux 2010 | 637% |
| 87 | Château Cheval Blanc 2005 | 282% |
| 86 | Château Palmer 2012 | 42% |
| 86 | Château Palmer 2012 | 42% |
| 86 | Château Palmer 2009 | 97% |
| 86 | Château Margaux 2005 | 454% |
| 86 | Château Haut-Bailly 2009 | -11% |
| 86 | Château Ausone 2010 | 792% |
| 86 | Château Cos d’Estournel 2008 | -47% |
| 85 | Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005 | -13% |
Prices & Deals for Château Lynch-Bages 2005
| Date | Currency | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-17 | gbp | 122 |
| 2016-01-05 | gbp | 88 |
| 2015-07-07 | gbp | 106 |