Score one for the buyer who notice
Alex Jordan thought he had found a real bargain at his local wine store: 2003 Chateau Haut-Surget Lalande-de-Pomerol for $ 25th “Aromas of blackberries and chocolate follow the light to a medium-bodied palate, with soft tannins and a fresh finish,” read a small sign, known as “Regal spokesman, stuck next to the bottle. It was a quote from Wine Spectator, one of the most revered wine magazines. The magazine of the evaluation score: 90 points.Jordan, a scientist at the Food and Drug Administration, rarely spends more than $ 10 in everyday wine. But this time he decided to splurge. Interested to learn more, he turned to the Wine Spectator Web site. The description is true, but to his surprise, the Chateau Haut-Surget had not received 90 points, but 86, a score of “very good wine with special qualities,” but not “outstanding”.
The 100-point rating scale, the wine guru Robert Parker in the 1970s revolutionized the wine. It democratized, the vineyards beyond the anointed French Grand Cru areas to take the spotlight, and simplified, so that the average person to choose a good bottle, without knowing the properties of the soil in the Medoc. Over the past 30 years, wine consumers have to lean heavily - some say too heavily - on ratings. Many customers, dealers say, is not even a wine rated below 90 points. Wines at 90 points or higher are considered “outstanding” or “excellent” wine from top journals
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