Each spring, thousands of people converge in Bordeaux for the opening of the yearly Futures campaign. More than 200 properties welcome journalists, buyers, retailers, importers and other wine professionals from around the world to taste the latest vintage samples, freshly taken from their oak barrels. This year, famous chateaux have already introduced their 2012 vintage through videos: Watch them here, Right bank or Left Bank. Prices are then announced by the properties to the negociants who buy the wines and act as ambassadors for the chateaux, making these great wines available to wine lovers and connoisseurs around the world. While the tradition is famous in the world of wine, it is perhaps less well known among the general public.
Just as an unchanging ritual for years, Robert Parker tasted all of the great wines of Bordeaux from 2012 (just recently put in barrels) and will release his scores at the end of April 2013. In the meantime, Millesima – a fine wine merchant specializing in fine wines from Bordeaux and one of the major buyers of Bordeaux wine futures – wants to give all Futures lovers their own chance to rate 12 Grands Crus Classes. The goal of the game is to give scores to the listed chateaux that correspond to those of the famous critic. 18 participants will win prestigious prizes.
This game will let people know when the grand crus are available for purchase and will give everyone the opportunity to win cases of wine or large format grand crus. Click here to play: Challenge Robert Parker
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