100 pt wine scale

How to score wine on the 100 point scale
(from www.corkd.com)

* 99-100 Points
A jaw-dropping, heart-stopping effort—not just everything you’d expect, but MORE than you could reasonably expect from a wine.

* 96-98 Points
Overwhelming. A rare level of greatness for wines that knock your socks off with their massiveness or make your hair stand on end with their elegance.

* 92-95 Points
Rocking wines that achieve something special within what they try to be. Occasionally wines in this range are a bit one-dimensional, but that one dimension will blow you away.

* 90-91 Points
High quality wines that make you go back to the glass looking for (and usually finding) something more. Wines that are not just enjoyable but pique one’s curiosity.

* 85-89 Points
Above average wines that perhaps lack that little something extra that makes them worthy of a 90-point score. Satisfactory. Drinkable and unobjectionable.

* 80-84 Points
Something about the wine just rubs you the wrong way, but it has some redeeming features.

* 70-79 Points
Very average wines capable of quenching thirst but little else. Straightforward and unremarkable.

* 60-69 Points
Flawed wines to avoid at all costs. Practically undrinkable.

* 50-59 Points
So poor that the 60-69 range is insufficient to describe their inadequacy. Undrinkable.