When Parker hangs it up, on the one hand, people will not have the advantage of Bob’s tips on the better wines and values. On the other hand, prices will probably not move quickly again. There will be no need to jump on a wine as a future. The thrill of buying futures will be gone.
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Because the fruit is picked late, the wine offers a crushed raspberry and mineral perfume, along with black cherry, licorice and elements of kirsch. The wine is rich, racy and plush. However, their style of wine is not the only thing that sets them apart from other wineries.
The advantage we have is that our plots are on very good land, “the plateau” of Pomerol, with deep clay soil which allows us to control the vine, water, and support the warm, dry years like 2011.
All of us noticed that sugar levels were way behind the usual. Not surprising in a cool year– but sugars were behind not just correlated to the calendar, but also to what we were seeing and tasting in the vineyard.
We will produce a powerful, colorful wine due to the low ratio between the juice and skins. The tannins are aproachable and elegant. The complexity of the structure will probably not be at the same level as the 2009 and 2010.
Jay Miller quits Robert Parker’s WIne Advocate as reviewer. Miller to be replaced by Neal Martin and David Schildknecht.
