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Wines of Washington Oregon and Idaho
Scoring Systems
There are a number of different ways to score wine. I have counted up to seven different systems. I am sure their are more.
When judging wine for myself I rate the wine on how fast the bottle empties.
Robert Parker 100 Point system
| Score |
Explanation |
| 96-100 |
An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. I think wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
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| 90-95 |
An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. I consider these terrific wines. |
| 80-89 |
A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor, as well as character with no noticeable flaws. |
| 70-79 |
An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In short a straightforward, innocuous wine. |
| 60-69 |
A below average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor, or possibly dirty aromas or flavors. |
| 50-59 |
A wine I deem unacceptable. |
100 point System used by Wine Spectator
| Score |
Explanation |
| 95-100 |
Classic, a great wine. |
| 90-94 |
Outstanding, a wine of superior character and style. |
| 80-89 |
Good to very good, a wine with special qualities. |
| 70-79 |
Average, a drinkable wine that may have minor flaws. |
| 60-69 |
Below average, drinkable but not recommended. |
| 50-59 |
Poor, undrinkable, not recommended. |
10 point system
| 10 |
Exceptional wine. Could not be better. All features exceptional |
| 9 |
Very good wines. Some of the features are exceptional, others could be better. |
| 8 |
Good wines. All features are noticeably good, but nothing is exceptional. |
| 7 |
Better wines. More than one feature noticeably good, but still some of the features (or the combination) is average. |
| 6 |
Very average |
| 5 |
Quaffing wines. Have no noticeable defects, but no outstanding features either |
| 4 |
Flawed wines. Have at least one noticeable defect (too sweet, too sour, corked, and so on). |
| 3 |
Barely drinkable wine. Exhibits defects in most or all of its features (acidity, sugars, flavor etc.) and their combination |
| 2 |
Bad no drinkable |
| 1 |
No longer wine. Vinegar has score 1, |
| 0 |
Don't even call it wine |
5 Star System
Different writers amd websites have different discrption for each star
| 5 star |
Outstanding,, one of the best, fantastic |
| 4 star |
Also outstanding worth paying more for, very good |
| 3 star |
Good, Buy,Good |
| 2 star |
okay , average |
| 1 star |
just okay but not bad |
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JANCIS ROBINSON Before becoming a Master of Wine, studied
Mathematics at Oxford but has never been completely comfortable with the relationship
of wine and numbers. Not denying the usefulness of such systems, she likes the 5 star
scale but also feels the 20 point scale allows more precision.
| 19-20 |
Truly exceptional |
| 18 |
A Humdinger |
| 17 |
A cut above superior |
| 16 |
Superior |
| 15 |
Average |
| 14 |
Deadly dull or borderline unbalanced |
| 12-13 |
faulty , unbalanced |
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