Bordeaux futures are supposed to be priced below what the wines will sell for in bottle. When prices rise, everyone wins. When prices remain flat or fall, the consumer loses.

Silk and velvet textures with layers of supple, opulent, sweet plums, blackberries, dark cherries, licorice and spice lingered for close to 45 seconds!

The widespread usage of the 100 Pt system causes severe consternation to some wine consumers. When any critic scores a wine, they are offering their opinion on that specific wine vis a vis its peers. Scoring wine does not reduce wine to a level of scientific certainty. Scores do not dictate taste.

From a quality point of view, you’re going to have a hard time finding a better expression of California Cabernet. The wines are refined, powerful, concentrated, elegant, sophisticated, perfectly balanced and offer intense purity.

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With Robert Parker no longer covering new California wines, what happens next? That is the million dollar question being asked by winemakers, merchants and collectors.