Now that we have barrel scores on the 2009s, it’s time for a little critical comparison. With prices on the major chateaux yet to be released, we can only speculate on increases over 2008 levels, but if online musings prove correct, serious price increases are on the way, most likely for the vintage’s highest scoring wines. If you’ve
registered a wish list with BBR through Vinfolio’s partnership, it’s likely these top wines are on it.
The visual below represents the highest barrel scores of Robert Parker (98-100), James Suckling (97-100), and Jancis Robinson (18.5+) for easy comparison. Wine Spectator’s James Suckling was the most generous with triple digit range scores and Jancis Robinson the least, though all of her potenially perfect wines overlap with either Parker or Suckling.
