WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 877; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 866. The average score for Château Prieuré-Lichine is 885, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Prieuré-Lichine they use words like Purple, Black, Fruit, Full, Oak, Ruby, Cassis, Tannins, Deep, Tannin, Cherries, Spice, Impressive, Attractive, Currant. The 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château Prieuré-Lichine: Granular, Butter, Lusciousness, Skinny, Smoke, Mocha, Chocolate, Bitter, Wood, Coffee. The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 9 years (by 2025). It normally takes wines from Château Prieuré-Lichine around 4 years to be ready to start drinking, and 15 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Palmer 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Figeac 2012, Château Potensac 2005, Château Labégorce 2010, Château Gloria 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 Prieuré-Lichine 2005
Date |
Currency |
Price |
2016-01-05 |
gbp |
31 |