Who rates the great wines and why their opinion moves the market

Great wines, critical authority and the value of time in a unique collection In the universe of high-end wine, wine ratings are not just a mere indicative indicator. It is a critical legitimizing mechanism that conditions the perception of quality, structures international demand and determines, to a large extent, the market value of a bottle. For the informed collector, understanding who scores great wines, how that authority is built and why it generates consensus is a key tool when interpreting a collection. This theoretical framework finds a direct application in Setdart’s wine auction on January 29, where a private collection