WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 901; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2003 which is 858. The average score for Château Palmer is 931, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Palmer they use words like Fruit, Full, Black, Tannins, Sweet, Long, Rich, Licorice, Deep, Purple, Dark, Dense, Ripe, Silky, Velvety. The 2003 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2003 but no other wine from Château Palmer: Vanillin, Weighty, Femininity. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 13.16%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2003 (12.5% vs 12.9%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 8 years (by 2024). It normally takes wines from Château Palmer around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 17 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2007, Château Cheval Blanc 2009, Château Margaux 2005, Château Latour 2005, Château Montrose 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Giscours 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2011, Château Cos d’Estournel 2010, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Pichon-Lalande 2009.
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.
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Prices & Deals for Château Palmer 2003
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
122 |