Cool 85 per cent price rise for Quinault 2005

Just in from Farr Vintners, the London wine merchant that seems to have adopted a fairly confrontational attitude to selling bordeaux to followers of Robert Parker to judge from the detail of the 2005 primeurs campaign on www.farrvintners.com:

 

“This afternoon sees the release of one of Robert Parker's favourite St Emilions – Chateau Quinault L'Enclos. This is a wine that we didn't particularly like (nor did Jancis Robinson and James Suckling) but with an impressive 92-95 point score in The Wine Advocate the owner has seized the opportunity to increase the price by a staggering 85% this year...