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Title: BORDEAUX : REVISED THIRD EDITION by Robert M. Parker ISBN: 0-684-80015-2 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 02 November, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Informative but not the Gospel
Comment: This book is comprehensive and informative and should be added to the library of any serious wine lover. However, it is important to bear in mind that Robert Parker has very definite views on what a great Bordeaux wine should be! Wine, of course, is very much like art - the beauty is in the eye of the beholder! It goes without saying that if you enjoy your wines black and tannic and undrinkable for the first 15 years then Robert Parkers famous points system is for you! It is probably better to ignore his points system altogether as a wine with 85 points could well be vastly superior to a wine with 95 points , depending on whether you are looking for elegance rather than inky blackness. It is also worth noting that wines such as "Cantemerle" are sometimes penalized by Parker for being light coloured and elegant rather than a blockbuster heavy wine (such as Latour). Hachette produces a much better wine guide which presents a more balanced view on wine appreciation. It helps undo the damage which is rife in America - many wine consumers feel obliged to serve only wines with 90+ points , thereby missing out on an ocean of extemely delicious and elegant wines which Parker only rates with 85 points.
Good drinking!
Rating: 5
Summary: The best wine book
Comment: I consider this to be by far the best book on Bordeaux. While I do not agree with Parker or just about anyone else regarding the rating of Italian wines, Parker is right on target in his ratings for Bordeaux. I find it interesting that Parker is a fan of the rich and opulent micro wines coming out of Pomerol and St. Emilion. There are strict Bordeaux traditionalists that don't care for these wines. I think they are great and agree with Parker. They simply add another dimension to the many styles of wine being made in the greatest wine producing area of the world. Parker is extremely consistent and the only other taster that comes close is Stephen Tanzer. The Wine Spectator and James Suckling are pretty good, although I think they overrate too many wines in subpar vintages. Ironically, Spectator is not a big fan of the decadent wines Parker likes from the right bank.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Bordeaux guide
Comment: One reviewer noted that this really comes closer to a buying guide than anything else. I suppose that is true, but it is much more, also. It is easy enough to write histories of Bordeaux, and many are very entertaining, such as D. Markham's work on the 1855 Classification. But when most of us pick up a recent Bordeaux work, isn't it more helpful to hear more than "Chateau Lafite is a first growth and has produced good to excellent wine in x, y and z vintages, and many others." This is a book that takes a stand. And quite frankly, Parker's Bordeaux palate is as good as anyone's in the world. You don't have to agree with everything he says on every wine to recognize a master at work.
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Title: Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide 6th Edition : The Complete, Easy-to-Use Reference on Recent Vintages, Prices, and Ratings for More Than 8,000 Wines from All the Major Wine Regions by Robert M. Parker ISBN: 0743229320 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: WINES OF THE RHONE VALLEY : Revised and Expanded Edition by Robert M. Parker ISBN: 0684800136 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 13 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Bordeaux : A Consumer's Guide to the World's Finest Wines by Robert M. Parker ISBN: 0743229460 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy by Clive Coates ISBN: 0520212517 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson ISBN: 1840003324 Publisher: Mitchell Beazley Pub. Date: 13 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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