WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 840; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 1995 which is 878. The average score for Vieux Château Certan is 891, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Vieux Château Certan they use words like Fruit, Full, Long, Black, Tannins, Purity, Ripe, Sweet, Oak, Purple, Deep, Fresh, Acidity, Chocolate, Silky. The 1995 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1995 but no other wine from Vieux Château Certan: Sandalwood, Youthful, Destined. The wine has significantly lower levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (12% vs 12.9%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 1995 (12% vs 12.62%).
It represents good value compared to Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Ausone 2010, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Palmer 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château La Mondotte 2004, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château Figeac 2012, Château Troplong-Mondot 2010.
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Prices & Deals for Vieux Château Certan 1995
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-13 |
gbp |
162 |