WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 835; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2004 which is 844. 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 2004 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2004 but no other wine from Vieux Château Certan: Legendary, Promises, Leaf, Raspberries, Filling, Soupy, Dazzling, Provencal, Longer. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (13.5% vs 12.6%); it has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this region in 2004 (13.5% vs 12.86%). The wine has been ready to drink for 2 years (since 2014) and should be consumed within the next 13 years (by 2029). 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 Margaux 2005, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2009, Château Lynch-Bages 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Canon-La-Gaffelière 2009, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château Giscours 2005, Château Clerc-Milon 2005, Château Brane-Cantenac 2005.
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Prices & Deals for Vieux Château Certan 2004
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
79 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
65 |