Thursday, January 7, 2010

Perfect Wine?

CellarTracker.com, which is an open community of wine lovers and reviewers, contains over a million reviews of wines from thousands of users.  One of the best parts of letting anybody review a wine?  Here are some snippets from perfect scoring, 100-point wine reviews and the wine that garnered such a response:

  • "Like I was hovering in the air somewhere staring at myself" (1947 Cheval Blanc)
  • "The most delicious thing I have ever put in my mouth"  (2000 Yquem)
  • "Enjoyed over 4 hours with my wife. She had at least a glass and a half. Why did I bring her???" (1990 La Tache)
  • "If you can't love this wine, you should switch to milk" (1990 Yquem)
  • "This is more of an emotional than a intellectual experience" (1999 Gigual La Mouline)
  • "Oh sh*t!" (1982 Margaux)
  • "Start beeping and back up the horse baby" (1990 Montrose)
  • "90 second soprano-belted high note that seems like it SHOULD break the glass" (1961 Hospices de Beaune)
  • "If you are a true terroirist, you might downgrade this for not tasting as much like a classic grand cru" (1990 Leroy Richebourg)
  • "This kind of bottle simply makes you a better person" (2002 Quilceda Creek)
  • "Picture a Transformer roasting on a spit!" (1988 Knoll Gruner)
  • "This wine, together with the breathtaking scenery and abundantly diverse wildlife, was one additional proof of God's existence" (2002 Pride Cab Reserve)
  • "Rating this wine is bullsh*t" (1989 Petrus)
  • "Bury me with a bottle of this stuff!" (1990 Krug Brut) 
  • "Oh let me die now if it will happen any time soon!" (1982 Pichon Comtesse)
  • "To those who question a 100pt rating, show me yours" (2007 Saxum JB)

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