Comments on: Parker on Bordeaux 2010: great but not *the greatest* http://www.drvino.com/2011/05/04/wine-advocate-parker-bordeaux-2010/ wine talk that goes down easy Wed, 22 May 2013 03:17:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Zen Gipsy http://www.drvino.com/2011/05/04/wine-advocate-parker-bordeaux-2010/#comment-342406 Zen Gipsy Tue, 10 May 2011 00:47:06 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=8887#comment-342406 I think we are all being deceived by our friends the french! The world economy is a mess the french are loosing footing in their own country, what a better way to drum up business than to give the emerging markets the vintages of a life time. 2005, wait…2009…hold on 2010. Yes there are good wines to be had, but at what price?, Dont be fooled, shinny labels, high price tags, and the vintage of a life time dont make for a great wine. It rally come down to your personal taste. “the french vintage of a lifetime conspiracy”.

]]> By: Hardy http://www.drvino.com/2011/05/04/wine-advocate-parker-bordeaux-2010/#comment-342233 Hardy Fri, 06 May 2011 14:44:33 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=8887#comment-342233 Yep- some at 15.2% some just peeps just said “above 15%”. Not sure that there was a lot (or anything) below 14.5%

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2011/05/04/wine-advocate-parker-bordeaux-2010/#comment-341855 Dr. Vino Thu, 05 May 2011 13:29:55 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=8887#comment-341855 Adam – Yes, the wines can change significantly from barrel sample to bottle. (In some cases, it may be so great that it calls into question the whole barrel sampling program.) In 2008, as the Liv-Ex quote points out, the prevailing view on the vintage was that it was just okay, then Parker released his exuberant assessment, which sent prices rising for many wines. And this was in April 2009, when the economy was really on its knees. So to dial back his enthusiasm now, after prices would have likely fallen and offered consumers a rare opportunity for lower-priced Bordeaux futures, is exasperating for some consumers.

Hardy – some left bank alcs came in at north of 15%, no?

Mark – true, but it’s also interesting how little discussion his assessment has generated this time around.

]]> By: Mark http://www.drvino.com/2011/05/04/wine-advocate-parker-bordeaux-2010/#comment-341806 Mark Wed, 04 May 2011 20:11:01 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=8887#comment-341806 why are people still talking about RP? We keep hearing ‘he doesn’t matter’… yet he still shows up every time he makes a peep from the same bloggers over and over… feels like CNN reporting on Charlie Sheen.

]]> By: Hardy http://www.drvino.com/2011/05/04/wine-advocate-parker-bordeaux-2010/#comment-341805 Hardy Wed, 04 May 2011 19:46:24 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=8887#comment-341805 After tasting almost all of the 2010′s listed, I’m baffled that any would be in that range with the amount of full on heat showing in their present state.

]]> By: Adam Japko http://www.drvino.com/2011/05/04/wine-advocate-parker-bordeaux-2010/#comment-341796 Adam Japko Wed, 04 May 2011 16:25:21 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=8887#comment-341796 If you backtrack all the way to 1985 vintage, Parker has shifted his original vintage and specific wine viewpoints in lots of vintages, pretty regularly. So nothing too new here. Cutting some slack…these wines change significantly, showing better and then shutting down, phase to phase.

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