The last question:

1989 Chateau Margaux is one of my favorite Margaux's ever.

I beleive following is accurate.

Spectator I think rated this 100
Parker we 89 point.

That is a big difference. I think in this case I agree with Spectator. But
when 1990 came out....it oveshadowed the complexity of the 1989.

Style vs substance.

Parker seemed to favor---huge, bold, fruit....Spectator seem to notice all
the complexity in the 1989.

"John LaCour" wrote in message
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Hi folks

I'm a long time lurker and occassionly but rare poster.

Like many of you, I do read the reviews / tasting notes / scores from
various wine critics. What I have yet to do is understand the
difference in preferences between the critics and come to an
understanding which one(s) my personal preferences are aligned with.

So some questions for this group:

- Which wine critics are the best judges of quality wine in your
opinion?
- How would you describes the differences in preferences of, say,
Parker vs. Suckling?

I plan to do a blind tasting with my tasting group of wines where
critics seemed
to disagree on the quality of the wine. I imagine I'll need to some
some extensive research to find representative samples.

- Are there any wines that come to mind where different critics rated
them quite differently?

Thanks,
John