How do Robert Parker, Jancis Robinson, Michel Bettane, James Suckling, Steven Spurrier and others rate Bordeaux 2009?

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WINE	Year	AOC	CLASS.	SIZE	WHO?	RP	JR	BD	WS	De	RVF	PW	RG	Price
Durfort-Vivens	2008	Margaux	2nd GCC	30	Lurton, G.	·	15.5	13	·	16.5	·	4	17	€ 23
Boyd-Cantenac	2004	Margaux	3rd GCC	17	Guillemet, L.	91	·	·	·	3	8	·	·	€ 23
Ferrière	2006	Margaux	3rd GCC	8	Boissenot, J.	·	16.5	14	85-88	4	15	4	17	€ 23
Ferrière	2007	Margaux	3rd GCC	8	Boissenot, J.	·	15	16.75	85-88	16	15.5	4	17	€ 23
Kirwan	2004	Margaux	3rd GCC	35	Rolland, M.	90	16.5	16.5	85-88	3	8.5	·	·	€ 23
la Lagune	2004	Haut-Médoc	3rd GCC	80	Dubourdieu, D.	90	16	15	85-88	4	8	·	·	€ 23
Marquis d'Alesme-Becker	2006	Margaux	3rd GCC	16	Zuger, C.	78	·	15	89-91	3	·	·	17	€ 23
Beychevelle	2004	St-Julien	4th GCC	74	Boissenot, J.	89	16.5	·	85-88	3	6.5	·	·	€ 23
Branaire (Ducru)	2004	St-Julien	4th GCC	52	Boissenot, J.	90	14.5	16	89-91	4	·	·	·	€ 23
Marquis de Terme	2008	Margaux	4th GCC	38	Hugon, J-P	85-87	15	15	·	16+	14.5	3.5	16	€ 23
Prieuré-Lichine	2004	Margaux	4th GCC	68	Derenoncourt, S.	90	16	15	85-88	2	8	·	·	€ 23
d'Armailhac	2004	Pauillac	5th GCC	50	Dhalluin, Ph.	89	16.5	15.5	85-88	3	8	·	·	€ 23
Belgrave	2005	Haut-Médoc	5th GCC	60	Bonnaffous, F.	89	16.5	16	89-91	3	4	·	·	€ 23
Cos-Labory	2006	St-Estèphe	5th GCC	18	Audoy, B.	77	17-	16	·	3	13.5	3.5	17	€ 23
Cos-Labory	2004	St-Estèphe	5th GCC	18	Audoy, B.	89	16	15	·	3	8	·	·	€ 23
Grand-Puy-Ducasse	2004	Pauillac	5th GCC	40	Dubourdieu, D.	90	16	16	·	3	7	·	·	€ 23
Lynch-Moussas	2006	Pauillac	5th GCC	57	Boissenot/Dubourdieu	89	15	15	89-91	3	11	3	17	€ 23
du Tertre	2008	Margaux	5th GCC	50	Ardouin, F./Boissenot, E.	83-85	16	13	·	16	14	4	17	€ 23
Balestard La Tonnelle	2005	St-Emilion GC	GCC	10.6	Fort, J-P	·	15.5	15	85-88	3	3	·	·	€ 23
Bellefont-Belcier	2006	St-Emilion GC	GCC	12.4	Pauquet/Rolland	89-91	15+	15.5	85-88	3	16	3.5	16	€ 23
Bellefont-Belcier	2007	St-Emilion GC	GCC	12.4	Pauquet/Rolland	·	16.5	16	87-90	15.5	·	3.5	17	€ 23
Bellefont-Belcier	2008	St-Emilion GC	GCC	12.4	Pauquet/Rolland	·	16.5	16.5	·	16	·	4	16	€ 23
Clos de l'Oratoire	2008	St-Emilion GC	GCC	10.2	Derenoncourt, S.	89-91	16.5	16	·	16	·	4	17	€ 23
Clos des Jacobins	2004	St-Emilion GC	GCC	8.4	Rolland, M./Boüard, H. de	89	·	16	·	·	8	·	·	€ 23
Dassault	2004	St-Emilion GC	GCC	24	Rolland, M.	89	14.5	15.5	·	3	8	·	·	€ 23
la Dominique	2004	St-Emilion GC	GCC	22.5	Rolland, M.	76-78	15	13.5	·	·	6.5	·	·	€ 23
Fonroque	2005	St-Emilion GC	GCC	17.6	Toutoundji, S.	90	14	13	89-91	2	3.5	·	·	€ 23
Petit Faurie de Soutard	2005	St-Emilion GC	GCC	8	Fort, J-P	·	17.5	·	89-91	·	·	·	·	€ 23
Carbonnieux	2008	Pessac-Léognan	CC Grav.	47	Dubourdieu, D.	90-92	16	17	·	16	16	3.5	17	€ 23
Labégorce Zédé	2005	Margaux	CB Exc.	27	Boissenot, J.	87-89	16.5	15	89-91	·	·	·	·	€ 23
de Pez	2005	St-Estèphe	CB Exc.	24	Dubourdieu, D.	86-88	·	17	89-91	4	4	·	·	€ 23
le Crock	2009	St-Estèphe	CB	32	Rolland, M.	90-92*	·	14	91-94	16+	·	·	18	€ 23
Phélan-Ségur	2008	St-Estèphe	CB	89	Boissenot/Rolland	88-90	17.5+	17	·	16+	15	4	18	€ 23
d'Aiguilhe	2005	Côtes de Castillon		40	Derenoncourt, S.	92	15	16	89-91	3	·	·	·	€ 23
d'Aiguilhe (buy)	2009	Côtes de Castillon		40	Derenoncourt, S.	90-92	15.5	17	90-93	16	·	·	17	€ 23
Barde-Haut	2004	St-Emilion GC		17	Garcin-Cathiard, S.	89	16-	14.5	89-91	4	7.5	·	·	€ 23
Barde-Haut	2008	St-Emilion GC		17	Raynaud, A.	91-93	17	14	·	·	·	4	17	€ 23
la Cabanne	2007	Pomerol		10	Pauquet, G.	·	15	·	·	15	·	3+	16	€ 23
la Cabanne	2008	Pomerol		10	Pauquet, G.	86-88	16	16	·	15	·	3+	16	€ 23
Clos Badon Thunevin	2005	St-Emilion GC		6.5	Thunevin, J-L	90	17.5	16	89-91	3	·	·	·	€ 23
Clos René	2005	Pomerol		12	Garde, J-M	89	·	·	89-91	4	·	·	·	€ 23
l'Enclos	2005	Pomerol		9.5	Pauquet/Dubourdieu	·	16.5	·	85-88	·	·	·	·	€ 23
l'Enclos	2009	Pomerol		9.5	Pauquet/Dubourdieu	·	15.5	14	88-91	·	·	·	16	€ 23
la Fleur de Boüard	2007	Lalande de Pomerol		17	Rolland, M.	·	16	15.5	86-89	15	16.5	4	16	€ 23
Fontenil	2009	Fronsac		9	Rolland, M. & D.	91-93*	16.5	16.5	91-94	16.5	·	·	17	€ 23
Gloria	2008	St-Julien		44	Costanzo, R. di	90-93	16	15.5	·	16.5	16	·	17	€ 23
Grand Ormeau	2009	Lalande de Pomerol		11	Rolland, M.	88-90	·	14.5	87-90	15	·	·	·	€ 23
les Gravières	2005	St-Emilion GC		8	Barraud, D.	91	·	·	85-88	·	·	·	·	€ 23
Jean de Gué	2009	Lalande de Pomerol		10	Rolland, M.	90-92	·	15	87-90	15.5	·	·	16	€ 23
Lafleur-Gazin	2007	Pomerol		7.8	Berrouet, J-C	83-85	15	·	84-87	·	·	3.5	16	€ 23

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Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC)

AOC stands for "Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée". It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.

Classification (CLASS.)

Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications:

1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths.

1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés.

CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top.

CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).

Size in hectares (SIZE)

This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.

Winemaker, consultant, manager or owner (WHO?)

Some people are playing a decisive role in the wine-making process. From more to less influential with respect to the style of the wine we can distinguish:

1. consulting oenologist
2. oenologist
3. cellar master (and vineyard manager)
4. (general) manager
5. owner

Not all roles are necessarily played by different people, e.g. there is no oenologist supporting the cellar master, or the owner himself is in fact the winemaker. For this column the person fulfilling the first role is mentioned: he or she is in fact the person who most determines the overall style of the wine.

Robert Parker (RP)

American wine critic publishing in The Wine Advocate. He rates the wines on a scale from 50 to 100. For example 92-94 means "ranging from 92 to 94". Sometimes Parker adds a plus (+) to his rating. An asterisk (*) means that it is the best wine from the château that he has ever tasted as a barrel sample. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jancis Robinson (JR)

English wine critic. She rates the wines on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Michel Bettane & Thierry Desseauve (BD)

French wine critics publishing in TAST. They rate the wines on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Wine Spectator (WS)

American wine magazine. The leading taster is James Suckling. Wines are rated on a scale from 50 to 100. For example 92-94 means "ranging from 92 to 94". Not all wines are (already) rated.

Decanter (De)

English wine magazine. Wines are given 1 to 5 stars. From the 2007 vintage onwards the 10 - 20 scale is presented (might be changed later for the 2006 vintage etc. also). The wines are tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.

La Revue du Vin de France (RVF)

French wine magazine. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. The wines are tasted by Olivier Poels, Hélène Durand and Philippe Maurange. Instead of a single number, always a range is given with a 1 point span. Presented here is the mean. E.g. 16,5-17,5 becomes 17. In the exceptional case where the span is just 0,5 point, the average ending in .25 or .75 is presented. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Perswijn (PW)

Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and Sjoerd de Groot, and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.

René Gabriel (RG)

Swiss wine critic publishing in WeinWisser. He rates the wines on a scale from 10 to 20 (except for Yquem 1937, this wine received 21 points). Not all wines are (already) rated.

Consumer price in euro (PRICE)

The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.

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