WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 894; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2002 which is 876. 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 2002 shares most of these characteristics. 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 2002 (12% vs 12.79%).
It represents good value compared to Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Batailley 2010, Château Haut-Brion 2011; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château de Fonbel 2010, Château Pontet-Canet 2007, Château Figeac 2012.
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Prices & Deals for Vieux Château Certan 2002
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-13 |
gbp |
126 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
69 |