Château Rieussec 2002

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WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 893; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2002 which is 898. The average score for Château Rieussec is 901, making this a below average effort for the producer.

When people talk about wines from Château Rieussec they use words like Sweet, Full, Apricot, Honey, Botrytis, Fruit, Acidity, Rich, Dried, Sweetness, Ripe, Long, Lemon, Peach, Balanced. The 2002 shares all of these characteristics. It normally takes wines from Château Rieussec around 7 years to be ready to start drinking, and 13 further years to decline.

It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Château Rieussec 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Les Forts de Latour 2008; but better value alternatives would be Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2007, Château Batailley 2014, Château Gloria 2010, Château Cantemerle 2011.

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
22	Château Lafite Rothschild 2008	1737%
22	Château Rieussec 2009	33%
22	Château Palmer 2012	347%
20	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012	17%
18	Les Forts de Latour 2008	315%
16	Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2012	48%
16	Château Pontet-Canet 2007	13%
16	Château Pavie 2009	442%
16	Château Haut-Bailly 2007	3%
16	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	173%
16	Château Giscours 2009	28%
16	Château Mouton Rothschild 2011	826%
16	Château Latour 2003	1861%
16	Château Palmer 1996	362%
16	Château Batailley 2010	712%
14	Château Gloria 2010	-5%
14	Les Forts de Latour 2005	298%
14	Château Mouton Rothschild 2006	1169%
14	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2014	217%
14	Château Cos d’Estournel 2008	67%
14	Château Margaux 2010	2226%
14	Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2012	417%
14	Château Rieussec 2010	55%
14	Château Cheval Blanc 2004	578%
14	Château Hosanna 2007	43%
14	Château Batailley 2014	-45%
14	Château Margaux 2009	2619%
14	Château Haut-Brion 2008	78%
14	Château Latour 2006	1159%
14	Les Pagodes de Cos 2010	10%
14	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	231%
14	Château Pontet-Canet 2008	94%
14	Les Forts de Latour 2010	373%
14	Château Ausone 2010	2715%
14	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010	175%
14	Château Haut-Brion 2010	1661%
14	Château Palmer 2009	522%
14	Château Cheval Blanc 2012	730%
14	Château Brane-Cantenac 2009	154%
14	Château Lafleur 2010	2955%
14	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014	34%
14	Château d’Issan 2010	44%
14	Château Latour 1996	1871%
14	Château Latour 2011	713%
14	Château Cantemerle 2011	-54%
14	Château Cos d’Estournel 2005	376%
14	Château Pontet-Canet 2010	563%

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