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Robert Parker Pans 2007 Bordeaux Vintage


Bordeaux chateaux are starting to release their prices for the 2007 vintage but there is already bad news. The emperor of wine, famed wine critic Robert Parker has slammed the latest vintage handing out low scores and branding the vintage as overpriced. Wine buyers often look to Parker's scores to see if they should buy wine futures which are sold two years before a vintage's release. In his vintage review titled "2007 Bordeaux: Who Will Buy Them and at What Price?" he has basically told buyers not to bother unless prices are lowered dramatically.

The news is devastating for some Bordeaux producers for whom Parker's scores may mean less sales. Certainly his advice carries considerable weight and may influence wine dealers not to purchase simply because they are afraid they won't be able to sell to wine collectors in the long run. Should any one man have this much power?

Parker gave only three of his coveted 100 point scores this year and all three were for whites, Chateau Pape Clement white and Haut-Brion, were both marked 96-100, and Chateau Climens, a sweet white tasted by Parker's British sidekick Neal Martin, got 98-100. Even Bordeaux's top five, first growth wines didn't even hit 95 with Chateau Margaux earning a 92-94, Chateau Haut-Brion a 91-94, and Mouton-Rothschild a 90-94. Chateau Lafite and Chateau Latour both got a 90-93.

Robert Parker Wine Tie

If you are an oenophile, you are doubtlessly familiar with the name of Robert Parker. If you are a Parker fan now you can tell the world with a special Parker-themed tie that includes small images of wine glasses, bottles, grapes, the letters "RP100" (in honor of his famous 100 point wine selections) and his favorite bulldog. Parker's proceeds will go to benefit the Wine Advocate Fund for Philanthropy to benefit the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the AppleTree Institute. If you order from Capital Ties they throw in a snappy pair of Wine Advocate cufflinks. The tie sells for $65.

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