Often times when a wine is reviewed by an expert, it has yet to be bottled. The wine will be tasted directly from the barrel and be given a rating range from 91-94 (100 pt scale) prior to bottle aging. When I'm feeling lazy, I'll rely on these ratings to decide which wine to buy and judge if it's a good value for the money. Much to my chagrin I discovered a clever bait and switch tactic from my local wine purveyor...The Glaetzer Wallace 2006 Shiraz was given a range of 91-94 from a 2007 barrel tasting by the Wine Advocate. The local store displayed prominently a rating of 94 instead of the range, VERY deceiving. If you have the time an inclination, do your research online before you're forced into making a snap decision in-store, it seems you can trust anyone these days.
For what it's worth, I give this wine no greater than a 90, too low in my opinion for it's $20+ price tag.
Cheers!
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