Ah, scores... Don’t care for them, don’t look at them, tend not to notice them

Ah, scores... Don’t care for them, don’t look at them, tend not to notice them even when they’re thrust in my face. Of course, such scores for the sort of monster ";wine"; Valandraud tends to be (by the way, have you ever tasted a Valandraud? Can you honestly tell me you liked/loved it? Was it in any way recognizable as claret?) make me flag a bit in my hitherto devoted defense of Mrs. Robinson.

And that Thunevin wine from the Left Bank... Never heard of it. Don’t suppose I would have gone out of my way to find out about it, in any case.

One thing I have only mentioned in passing in this thread (which, by the way, is getting rather boring by now) is that I don’t see myself thinking very highly of almost ANY 2003 in almost ANY part of Europe. Even my most beloved Loire whites seem to be on the flabby side for the vintage, lacking focus, wit or charm. Burgundy advance samples have left me cold. I don’t expect much from Bordeaux (except, perhaps, that the critics being what they are and liking hypertrophic, overripe, flabby, clumsy alcoholic fruit jam, they’ll probably proclaim this fiasco another ";vintage of the century";). And I’m already looking forward to a few Austrian frightfests and 15% Rieslings.

Of course, such generalization is bad. I know a few great producers will pull quite drinkable wine out of the heatstroke. But I won’t go too crazy buying.

M.