Robert Parker's scoring of the 2008's hitting the wires now. And by wires, I mean tasting notes from the subscriber's section of the Wine Advocate website. When these wines were in their barrels back in 2008, Parker had given a score range, like (91-93). Now that they are in bottles, he is giving a number.
In Wall Street lingo, here I go:
Lynch Bages hit the top end of estimates
Calon Segur hit the low end of estimates
Cos d'Estournel missed completely. 92+ vs (94-96+)
D'Armailhac inline
Pontet Canet low
Lafite low
Pichon Lalande missed. 92 vs (94-96)
Palmer missed 94 vs (95-97)
Mouton low
Margaux missed 94 vs (95-97)
Haut Brion inline
Latour missed 95+ vs (96-98)
Talbot inline
Leoville Las Cases low 93+ vs (95-97+)
Grand Puy Lacoste low
All of this inline with my expectations, not because I can particularly tell a 92 from a 96 but because I was pretty sure Parker had to calm down the '08's in order to make room for another vintage of the century, the 2010's. His initial ranges of the 2008's had been released during the financial crisis. It may have been up to him to save the fine wine industry at the time. Now the fine wine industry doesn't need any more saving, except perhaps from itself. Beyond the massive headline touting the 2010 vintage, Parker's commentary urges caution with respect to wine investment, including the possibility of serious trouble if current prices are the result of market manipulation being coordinated by the major chateaux.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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