So I received this offer to purchase the little brother FU2 to the most iconic wine they sold at a massive 80% discount.
Apart from a peculiar winery name, I found even more peculiar the near perfect Robert Parker Wine advocate score of 99 points given to its bigger FU brother.
So on the winery
website I learned that it is in fact true. Two vintages received the highest scores from Robert Parker Wine advocate
2006 Vintage | Jay Miller, Wine Advocate - 96-99 POINTS |
2004 Vintage | Jay Miller, Wine Advocate - 99 POINTS |
Digging a bit deeper I learned that Jay Miller left the WA abruptly in 2011 after the scandal alleging bribes for his reviews documented
here and then
here. In essence detailing arrangements made for Miller to visit Spanish wineries for a large fee. Apparently Miller's motto was "No Pay - No Jay" when it came to reviewing wines.
I guess the main take away for myself is to question EVERY review, (not just the Wine Orbit illustrious SK), but even the juggernauts like the Wine Advocate, whose reviews I used to take as Gospel.
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