cdp is parker's dream wine. i bought a case of '90 beaucastel just before he came out with his raves and rating of the stuff. the merchant was so excited when i brought 11 bottles back, he gave me credit for 12. i had a purple tongue party. went all over town, and bought about 20 different cdps. had about a dozen people who are in the wine biz over. they thought i was playing some kind of a joke on them. this was the worst received party since my camaniere party, and a close second to my south african party. i like some of the grapes mixed in cdp, but the wine itself to me is a joke. we have been to cdp(the vineyard on top of the hill) a number of times. to quote that old lady, "where's the beef?"

oh, oh, and to recommend a good one, get either an aussi or a california knockoff. some of them are really good.