WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 873; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 1996 which is 876. The average score for Château Phélan-Ségur is 885, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Phélan-Ségur they use words like Finesse, Tannins, Fruit. The 1996 shares some of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1996 but no other wine from Château Phélan-Ségur: Strength. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (12.5% vs 0%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 1996 (12.5% vs 12.53%). It normally takes wines from Château Phélan-Ségur around 9 years to be ready to start drinking, and 6 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Brane-Cantenac 2005, Château Giscours 2005, Château Ausone 2005, Château Ausone 2007, Château Ausone 2011; but better value alternatives would be Château Prieuré-Lichine 2014, Château Lascombes 2011, Château Giscours 2004, Château Cantemerle 2012, Château Cantemerle 2011.
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 Phélan-Ségur 1996
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-11-05 |
gbp |
45 |