WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 876; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2009 which is 867. The average score for Le Dôme is 889, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Le Dôme they use words like Full, Long, Tannins, Rich, Deep, Fruit, Black, Purple, Dark, Oak, Tannic, Sweet, Spice, Ripe, Purity. The 2009 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2009 but no other wine from Le Dôme: Liquorices, Brutally, Monolithic, Generous, Spicy, Polished, Racy, Toasted, Attractive, Sandalwood. The wine has been ready to drink for 1 years (since 2015) and should be consumed within the next 9 years (by 2025). It normally takes wines from Le Dôme around 6 years to be ready to start drinking, and 12 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Palmer 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Mouton Rothschild 2006, Château Ausone 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château d’Issan 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers below average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score, 70% of wines are better value.
Similar Wines from Nearby
Similar Wines from Other Regions
Prices & Deals for Le Dôme 2009
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
117 |