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quote: Originally posted by Golf&Pinot Nut:
You're clearly dealing with a shifting paradigm. A year after I was serious about wine, the best wine I ever tasted was a 1994 Silver Oak Napa. At the time, that would've been a 100 pointer for me. Two years later, the best wine I ever tasted was a 1997 Turley Hayne Zin. At that point, the Silver Oak would've been 97 points, and the Turley Hayne would've been 100 points.
Now, almost a decade later, I'd shift them all down. I've tasted about a dozen wines that WS or RMP has given 100 points, and I'd generally agree with their assessments. The wines that I used to think were perfect were actually "really good" but not great.
Your perceptions are based largely on your experience. Whenever I taste a wine that I think cannot be improved upon, I have always (so far) found a wine to top it.
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I borrowed this template from PH. I do it like this. Call me simple, the only thing I care about is how it tastes. I hate it when a wine smells great but you cannot taste it on the palate. Also if a wine smells bad but tastes good, I just do not have the heart to deduct points. It's the flavor that matters. To me anyway. quote:
Color and appearance - 0 points.
Aroma and bouquet - 0 points.
Flavor and finish - 100 points.
Overall quality and room for improvement - 0 points.
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