Continuing Saga of 2010
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 2:09 pm
Reaction to the 2010 vintage continues to surprise. As we all know, it was hyped as the vintage of the decade, nay, century! However, as I pointed out in a previous posting, JR downgraded it significantly. A recent blind tasting of the wines of the Medoc appearing in Decanter magazine seems to reaffirm its greatness. Yet even this reaffirmation is interesting if not scandalous because of the relative position of the wines in the final ranking. The top five wines, rated at 95+ or 95, are not the firsts, as one might expect, or even the super-seconds, but, in order: Gruaud-Larose, Haut Batailley, Pichon Baron, Prieure Lichine, and GPL (okay, one super-second). The firsts are actually quite a ways back in the pack, all rated in the 90-91 range. The bargain hunter may have a fine time of it as even wines like Croizet Bages and Lynch Moussas are ranked higher than the firsts! Cantenac Brown is ranked 9th overall. That's a very far cry from JR's assessment of the wine, and much closer to BD's opinion.
http://www.decanter.com/wine/labels/344 ... #slideshow
http://www.decanter.com/wine/labels/344 ... #slideshow