Community Tasting Note
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ricard wrote: 94 points
December 19, 2018 - God I find claret tiresome. It just doesn't do it for me. That this is expensive and so widely worshipped really doesn't help top claret's image as snobby, aloof and inaccessible. Fools pay big money for this. It's technically accomplished, of course (hence the rating) but this is pleasurable? Give me a break. There's some interest here - a touch of smokiness, that boring old cedariness and mintiness that shouts "Bordeaux!", some slate and bags and bags of jolly fruit. Admittedly it's still young, so that's amazing considering it's 20 years old. But I just don't find it fascinating or mesmerising, so at this price, it's just plain stupid to rave about this. Let the Chinese and Russians buy all of it and mix it with Coca-Cola, I really don't mind.
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2 Comments
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FCHOW113 commented:
9/4/19, 3:33 AM - 94 points rating for something not even pleasurable? ? You should give it 49 points instead.
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ricard commented:
9/5/19, 2:29 AM - Hahahaha thank you for your sensible and amusing comment, @FCHOW113. However, ratings are for objective qualities, not for whether I like the wine or not. As I make clear in the review (and many of my other reviews of Bordeaux, with a few notable exceptions), I am not moved personally by the wine, but that does not mean that I don't recognise its intrinsic qualities, which are enjoyed by many, many other people. This is a very impressive wine - for those who like these characteristics, hence the rating. It's just not a wine that excites me personally. Not liking a wine is not and should never be a reason for a low rating. Conversely, loving a wine should not be a reason for a high rating.