WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 913; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 860. 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 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Château Palmer: Polyphenols, Contender, Sinewy, Earthiness, Broody, Suppleness, Glowing, Delicacy, Hail, Supremely. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (13.5% vs 13.09%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2008 (13.5% vs 13.02%). The wine has been ready to drink for 2 years (since 2014) and should be consumed within the next 12 years (by 2028). 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 Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Margaux 2005, Château Angélus 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Giscours 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2005, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009.
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 Palmer 2008
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-04-04 |
gbp |
100 |