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[Jerry D Mead]

Re my scoring...I score for the variety I'm tasting. I'm the kind of guy who might give a 98 to a White Zin, if it's a really great White Zin with forward strawberry-cherry fruit, non-cloying sweetness and a bit of acidity.

Some folks have absolute scales, holding every wine up to some kind of "best wine I ever tasted" kind of standard.

Since this was the best young Charbono I've had in years...a very big score.

I even gave 100 to a rose, once upon a time.

JDM