Wine, Etc.: Buying Bordeaux Doesn't Have To Be Costly -- Home Town AnnapolisCall a particular year in Bordeaux “the vintage of the century” and you are likely to be dismissed with ridicule. Used so often by producers eager to unload their wines, the phrase has lost its meaning even for spectacular vintages like 1982.
However, calling the 2009 vintage in Bordeaux “the vintage of the century” is not getting the same response. It’s looking pretty good. Of course, the century is still young, so who knows what better vintages await us?
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My Comment: What caught my eye in this post was the following ....
.... One a scale of 1 to 100, Parker rated 18 wines between 98 and 100 — a tally we haven’t seen for many years.
Impressive.
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