Originally Posted by
SFflyer123
From the tone of the posters, it sounds like 2009 bordeaux is a rip off and not very good (which defines why it's a rip off).
Agree with
slawecki that "rip off" doesn't describe the situation well. The en primeur prices for certain chateau's has shocked a lot of people. At the same time it appears that a lot of them are being rapidly sold through. Combination of absurdly high scores and the increase in Asian buying power in Bordeaux seems to be playing a more significant role than in previous years.
Luckily, there's plenty of less expensive bordeaux available TODAY (so no waiting until 2012 to receive your bottles) from the successful 2004 and epic 2005 vintages. ^