WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 819; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 865. 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 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Vieux Château Certan: Bloodiness, Swirls, Attractive, Gentle, Freshly, Harmony, Symmetrical, Rounded, Vivacity, Jam. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.8%); it has significantly lower levels of alcohol for the region in 2008 (12.5% vs 13.02%). The wine has been ready to drink for 1 years (since 2015) and should be consumed within the next 10 years (by 2026). 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 Angélus 2005, Château Pichon-Lalande 2009, Château Clos Fourtet 2009, Les Forts de Latour 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Giscours 2005, Château Malescot St Exupéry 2005, Château Canon 2010, Château Clerc-Milon 2010, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009.
Similar Wines from Nearby
Similar Wines from Other Regions
Prices & Deals for Vieux Château Certan 2008
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
77 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
62 |