Robert Parker took a look back at two of the greatest Bordeaux vintages of the last 30 years – 1982 and 1990 – last week. A number of top wines saw their scores change significantly, although in the main most wines saw little change.
The table below gives a run down of the winners and losers among the major chateaux. For the purposes of this analysis a "+" was considered as half a point.
The good news for fine wine collectors is that Parker feels the best from Bordeaux is yet to come. As he says:
"Also worth noting is that I believe some recent vintages, such as 1998 for St.-Emilions, Pomerols, and Graves, 2000 overall, 2003 for certain northern Médocs in St.-Julien, Pauillac, and St.-Estèphe, 2005 overall, and 2008, will come close, and in many instances eclipse both 1982 and 1990."
