WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 899; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1996 which is 868. The average score for Vieux Château Certan is 889, making this an above 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 1996 shares most of these characteristics. The wine has been ready to drink for 10 years (since 2006) and should be consumed now (2016). It normally takes wines from Vieux Château Certan around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 13 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2000, Château Palmer 2012, Château La Mondotte 2004, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Clos Fourtet 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Beau-Séjour Becot 2010, Château le Tertre Rôteboeuf 2006.
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Prices & Deals for Vieux Château Certan 1996
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
91 |