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3、otawordyou’dfindinLarousse,”hesaid.Butheadded,moreseri-ously,that“Parkerized”wasatermgenerallyemployedinanegativeThegreatestfashiontodescribeawinehehaswinethatwas“oaky,al-evertasted:coholicandbombas-1978Guigaltic—whichItotallydis-Côte-RôtieLaagreewith,bytheMouline.way.”Mr.ParkerbelievesThebestthatth
4、emoreaccurateChâteauneuf-definitionofa“Parker-du-Papeized”winewouldbevintage:Either“oneproducedfrom2007or2010—previouslyunderachiev-‘wewillhavetoingvineyardswhosewaitsixtowinemakersgotseriouseightyearsaboutcreatingaqualitytotell.’wine.”Afterall,the65-year-oldMr.ParkerhasWine-drinkingspenthisentire30
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