Relatively low RP rating but wine drops your jaws

[Marcus_Goodfellow]

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far away, a 90 from Parker was a score that sold wine and a 93 or 94 was considered a very high score. Maybe these wines were scored in that time and that place. On the other hand, once upon a time in a galaxy far away, there was a wine critic whose initials were RP. But that story is over.

Bingo.

I bought the 1992 Les Pavots for $28.99/btl and it was 92 points. But jaw droppingly good.

[Marcus_Goodfellow]

Maybe I precise my statement. Of course I do not think that low 90 is bad score or means bad wine. Absolutely.
Starting from 90/100 are outstanding wines in Parker scale but also for me.
But at the same time difference of at least 4 points or 6 points means one class of difference so let say diffrence between outstanding and great wine.
In such frame was my thinking. I also o put word “relatively” in the topic.
Besides if my private score/rating in most cases would be completly different than Robert Parker, I would think that I do not understand wines or maybe I have different taste than Parker does.
BUT
75% (3/4) of all wines I had I scored exactly the same as Parker or 1 point lower/higher. So his scores are usually good guidness for me.
In my first post I mentioned only exeptions in which diffrence is remarkably high between my taste/palate and Parker rating.
I think that especially for Californian wines ( especially from 1997) he underestimeted how great these wines are after several years of aging ( I think the same for Mondavi Reserve 2001 or Newton Unfiltered Merlot 1991).
I thought examples mentioned in my first post would be interesting for forum members from that point of view.

I think there are issues with this because humans, all of us, are inconsistent and numbers are not.

If memory serves, the 1986 Krug Les Mesnil was 96 points via Wine Spectator. An absolutely mind-blowing wine.

A number of years later Harvey Steiman awarded one of the Extended Tirage sparkling wines from Argyle 96 points. A very, very lovely wine that set a bar at the time for Willamette Valley sparkling. But IMO by no means the equal of the 86 Les Mesnil, and separated by the difference between an outstanding wine and a profound wine.

[Jay_Miller]

Parker’s original 1993 red Burg ratings, revised upward years later by Rovani, were 67 Cote de Beaune and 73 Cote de Nuits.

I loved those days. Auction prices were the lowest I’ve ever seen.