I’d say that given 3-4 year old vines and 15.8% alcohol, it is “extremely unlikely” that the wines would absolutely delight my palate to a degree of near-perfect ecstasy. I wouldn’t, however, say “impossible.”
Kevin Harvey had a great post recently about how vine age is not necessarily as important as many think. I believe his point between young vs mature vs old vines was that it was largely a factor of vigor, which can be addressed in younger vines through other methods. Let me see if I can find the thread.
Bill,
Immediately Pre Morlet, Peter Michael wines were made by Mark Aubert who was hired by Helen Turley to make the wines. That is the reason the Chards were so good.
Anyone with 1990 La Tache to trade for these Sonoma pinots, I will source them at a premium and trade 2/1. ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
I respect Kevin a lot, but this is not a universal belief and not something that I believe.
I’ve never had a foot massage, but I walked barefoot along a heavily pebbled shoreline, and I can assure you that there’s no way that a foot massage feels good.
Best,
Kenney
Jim, I was saying only that I do not think that he even considers what impact he still has in CA and Bordeaux, not saying that he has no impact. He still holds sway with Cali points-chasers, and it does not take all that many of them to soak up low-production 100-pointers. What I see here is a growing number of people who have become active and significant anti-Parker collectors, not in reaction to his points-slinging, but because their tastes in wine stand in stark contrast to his, and they seem to care less and less about anyone’s points. This seems especially true of many based in, or within easy striking distance of, California wine country (or maybe I should say “countries”).
I had forgotten that. I wonder what caused Aubert to go off the deep end when he got on his own? Different vineyards? Parker bromance? 
I have admittedly had far fewer Auberts than PMs, and Aubert’s Chardonnays are less extreme than his Pinots, and it may even be so that PM Chards took a turn for the 10W-30 after I stopped drinking them. However, I do not think that I would ever confuse a historical PM Chard with a current-release Aubert, Parker’s raving is any indication. You used to have to give the Indigene and the Point Rouge a few years to open up…
Yo, Kenney…is this what passes for a defense of Parker these days? The logic does not work if one has walked on many thousands of different surfaces but never had a foot massage, rather than a single, pebbled beach. The lush, high green grass (all Burgundies do have those green notes, doncha know? ) that fits itself to your feet like a custom-made Gucci or Ferragamo shoe lined in silk or wool (depending upon the season) that is the 1990 La Tache might send you packing to get a foot massage as quickly as possible!
Nope; rather, it’s what’s acceptable in The Thread Of Make Believe!
Best,
Kenney
Kenney, the thread of make-believe is the binding material for WA # 210! 
Oh yea he’s the Wine Advocate, always trying to help the people.
Unbelievable. The P.T. Barnum special.
Not sure he would want anything to do with this circus.
Gary he’s the ringmaster.
Actually, he’s the dead-ringer-master!
Well, Bill…there are two kinds of people: Those who like to put people into little boxes…and those who don’t.
and
Those who like wines that Parker likes…and those who don’t.
I would suggest that’s a bit simplistic and there are probably a lot of people who like some of the wines Parker likes,
yet also like many of the wines Bonne likes. Anyone who rejects a wine because Parker likes it is just as big a fool
as one who buys a wine because Parker gives it a 100 score.
And then there are some of us who find Parker totally irrelevant to our wine likes/dislikes…we just try…and like…what we like.
Which is probably the way it should be in the real world.
Tom
Which Aubert Chards got 98 ??
So… the PM CdC magically rose from 91 pts to 100 pts? That makes sense…
Adam,
I am confused by Peter Michael’s soil details stating they have volcanic material in their soils. In both walking and driving the ridges and vineyards of Cazadero, I have never seen any volcanic soil types present. I ever concurred with geological maps to see and they too don’t show any volcanic’s. Have you ever seen any of this material in Cazadero? The closest volcano is Clear Lake (which is actually far away) and has also been largely non-explosive.
Also for curiosity sake, when did you pick your Hirsch in 2010 for a comparison?