WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 894; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2011 which is 895. 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 2011 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2011 but no other wine from Château Rieussec: Lemons, Expressive, Excellent, Searing, Filling. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.81%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 2011 (12.5% vs 13.13%). The wine has been ready to drink for 2 years (since 2016) and should be consumed within the next 12 years (by 2030). 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 d’Yquem 2009, Château d’Yquem 2008, Château d’Yquem 2011, Château Suduiraut 2009, Château Mouton Rothschild 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Suduiraut 2010, Château Guiraud 2001, Château Suduiraut 2003, Château Suduiraut 2007, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014.
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 2011
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
55 |