WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 869; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 899. The average score for Château Rieussec is 902, 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 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château Rieussec: Candy, Thick, Toffee, Enticing, Fabulous, Exotic, Dancing. The wine has been ready to drink for 7 years (since 2011) and should be consumed within the next 7 years (by 2025). 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 Palmer 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château d’Issan 2005, Château Latour 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Rieussec 2009, Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2012, Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2007, Château Hosanna 2007, Château de Fonbel 2010.
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 Rieussec 2005
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
57 |