Robert Parker, Jr’s, Wine Advocate Rating System

• 96-100.  An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
• 90-95.  An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character.
• 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. Unacceptable.