Vieux Château Certan 2005

WineMine Description

MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 854; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 875. The average score for Vieux Château Certan is 890, 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 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Vieux Château Certan: Steely, Feral, Introspective, Sensuous, Lavish, Plump, Extraordinary, Substantial, Mouthfilling, Closed. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (13.5% vs 12.6%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2005 (13.5% vs 13.1%). The wine has been ready to drink for 1 years (since 2015) and should be consumed within the next 14 years (by 2030). 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 Cheval Blanc 2005, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château Angélus 2009, Château Palmer 2005, Château Mouton Rothschild 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Giscours 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Lynch-Bages 2005, Château Haut-Brion 2008.

Similar Wines from Nearby

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
75	Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2011	-33%
72	Château Clinet 2005	-23%
72	Château Trotanoy 2005	80%
72	Château La Conseillante 2005	43%
71	Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2010	57%
71	Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2012	45%
68	Château Lafleur 2010	753%
68	Château L’Eglise-Clinet 2005	139%
68	Château Trotanoy 2010	11%
67	Château Clinet 2012	-55%

Similar Wines from Other Regions

Similarity Score	Wine	Price Difference
84	Château Giscours 2005	-34%
82	Château Cheval Blanc 2005	237%
82	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	-23%
82	Château Palmer 2005	73%
81	Château Pontet-Canet 2005	-23%
80	Château Mouton Rothschild 2005	144%
80	Château Cos d’Estournel 2005	33%
78	Château Angélus 2009	51%
78	Château Lynch-Bages 2005	-27%
77	Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005	153%
77	Château Margaux 2005	388%
76	Château Haut-Brion 2008	-50%
76	Château Lafite Rothschild 2005	1466%
74	Château Clos Fourtet 2005	-11%
74	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2005	-50%
73	Château Pichon-Lalande 2008	-59%
73	Château Pavie Macquin 2009	-68%
72	Château Latour 2005	404%
72	Château Pontet-Canet 2009	-2%
72	Château Angélus 2005	104%
72	Château Cheval Blanc 2006	162%
72	Château Clerc-Milon 2010	-51%
72	Château Clerc-Milon 2005	-68%
71	Château Léoville-Poyferré 2005	-40%
71	Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005	-24%
71	Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009	-64%
71	Château Lafite Rothschild 2010	373%
71	Château Cos d’Estournel 2010	-23%
71	Château Valandraud 2005	8%
71	Château le Tertre Rôteboeuf 2006	-40%
71	Château Pichon-Lalande 2005	-53%
71	Château Montrose 2005	206%
70	Château Pavie 2005	75%
70	Château d’Armailhac 2010	-66%
70	Château Ausone 2010	686%
70	Château Montrose 2010	-2%
69	Château Latour 2003	448%
69	Château Latour 2003	448%
69	Château Canon-La-Gaffelière 2009	-65%
68	Château d’Armailhac 2005	-58%

Prices & Deals for Vieux Château Certan 2005

Date	Currency	Price
2016-01-17	gbp	170
2016-01-05	gbp	117