Bordeaux would be naive not to recognize that Robert Parker was driving the brand equity. If the next generation doesn't care about Chateau Pichon-Lalande, then you have a problem.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you talk about Cabernet and Merlot-based value between $10 and $25, I will tell you that Bordeaux is the best value in the world.
I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.
The first famous winemaking consultant was the late professor Emile Peynaud, who reigned over Bordeaux throughout the 1940s, '50s, '60s and '70s.
The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.
You can't simplify my taste and say, 'Parker likes big wines,' because it's just not true.
The problem is that to be a producer, one must be a gambler, and the greatest French producers were gamblers.
There's been too much attention on marketing. Can't we just talk about the paintings?
Everybody makes a lot of money when the French come to town.
Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.
Beaujolais is so underrated.