Originally Posted by FMH1964

For those who have a copy of Parker's first edition of Bordeaux, have a look at his reviews for Chateau Boyd-Cantenac and Chateau Pouget for the years 1982 and earlier. They were not vinified separately until the 1983. Translation they were the same wine, as noted by Hubrecht Duijker and Hugh Johnson. Some of Parker's tasting notes were from the same month for the same vintages of these two wines, (presumably at the chateau) but his score and descriptions are different. Subsequent editions got around this problem by eliminating reviews of Pouget from this period.

Parker should be regarded as a guide NOT gospel.

As far as his praise of the 2003 vintage in Bordeaux goes, call it what you want but that isn't Bordeaux. There are other professional tasters who have advocated 2003 but Parker is the most notorious and influential. After over 25 years collecting and tasting I have come to the conclusion that people's palates are different. I also happen to believe that there are horses for courses and that certain tasters are better in some regions than in other regions. What always spoke volumes to me were the regions that received very little coverage by Parker himself in the Wine Advocate, e.g. Germany and Champagne.