greatbxfreak wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:53 pm
Alex,
Since you almost never comment on my articles from primeur week in Bordeaux, I must comment on your writing. Honestly, I get very little from it, and good, very good, and very good plus ranking is, for me, totally anachronic.
It's tough to compare your notes to mine since you often use some understated terminology.
You should have included minor estates in your reviews as fi. Moulin Riche and Le Crock, which belongs to L. Poyferre. You tasted both together with me at Leoville Poyferre in April 2023.
I am not sure what you are trying to achieve here Izak apart from demeaning a friend. Alex deliberately chose not to use the 100 point, a decision I can completely relate with, as in the hands of most critics, it has become a totally useless tool. Instead he uses Clive Coates’ scale, and gives me the reader a damned good idea of he feels about the wine.
I am afraid I lack the arrogance to say, it is not my scoring system, and therefore you should change yours to make it like mine. I would also add what he chooses to include or not, is his own business, but then you have a nasty habit of telling people what they should do. Not just Alex, but recently demanding Jim H to make changes to the web site.
This board is incredibly easygoing, and the people who frequent it enjoy for its non judgmental approach. I wish for all our sakes you could think nice thoughts before you post.
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