As it should be!
Only the weak-spirited subtend their true preferences to the “wisdom” of others. Especially when they have to pay to participate.
Wine gurus (and I’m a reasonably serious collector myself - about 4,000 bottles laid down) tend to follow similar trends to many reviewers in other fields. More expensive, or rarer, tends to be viewed as better (not always, but often enough it’s unmissable).
Reminds me of the Academy Awards too … better than even chance that any film that the “Academy” lavishes praise on will be something I can’t stand.
Always consider the source … and ideally consider more than one!
Those long-series productions can be so rewarding, it’s a shame that it was acoustically dismal! 
When I was still living in England, I got to attend a full performance of The Ring Cycle, over four days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday). I ran out of ass before I ran out of gas on that one.