WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 802; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2013 which is 856. The average score for Vieux Château Certan is 892, 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 2013 shares all of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2013 but no other wine from Vieux Château Certan: Appealing, Equilibrium, Pencil. The wine will be ready to drink in 1 years (in 2017) and should be consumed within the next 12 years (by 2028). 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 Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Château Ausone 2010, Château Haut-Brion 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château d’Issan 2005, Château Haut-Brion 2008, Château Pontet-Canet 2008, Château Figeac 2012.
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Prices & Deals for Vieux Château Certan 2013
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-16 |
gbp |
101 |