WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 910; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2001 which is 883. 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 2001 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2001 but no other wine from Vieux Château Certan: Unctuously, Achievement, Splendid, Unctuosity, Profound, Unctuous, Opulently, Fruitcake, Saddle, Liqueur. The wine has been ready to drink for 8 years (since 2008) and should be consumed within the next 9 years (by 2025). 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 Palmer 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Latour 1995, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château Giscours 2009.
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Prices & Deals for Vieux Château Certan 2001
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
96 |