WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 892; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2004 which is 844. The average score for Château Palmer is 932, 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 2004 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2004 but no other wine from Château Palmer: Lush, Bold, Structural, Abundance, Feminine, Cocoa, Berries, Tapenade, Wait. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13.13%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2004 (13% vs 12.86%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 10 years (by 2026). 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 Pontet-Canet 2009, Les Forts de Latour 2005, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Clos Fourtet 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Haut-Brion 2008.
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 2004
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
131 |
| 2015-04-04 |
gbp |
106 |