Community Tasting Note
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jamieirving wrote: 84 points
October 12, 2008 - Decanter World Wine Awards Trophy Tasting (Wonder Bar, Selfridges): Light yellow in colour this wine shows delicate citrus fruit, grass and a hint of apricot on the nose. Palate shows savoury apple. Fresh and long. Great balance.
Winner of Regional Trophy for Chardonnay under £10 (Australiia)2,847 views
4 Comments
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bspahn commented:
11/24/14, 2:06 PM - Your review doesn't really fit with an 84 pt rating...
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jamieirving commented:
11/24/14, 2:20 PM - 84 points is good. Especially for me for a white! I guess it depends on your preference and perspective... https://www.jancisrobinson.com/files/pdfs/CT_score_equivalents.pdf
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bspahn commented:
11/24/14, 2:27 PM - It's all subjective, but on cellar tracker, 84 pt reviews generally correspond to below average or somewhat flawed wines. I take your point that this might be the result of grade inflation, but in the CT context, 84 pts just doesn't seem to fit a wine that is fresh and long with great balance.
Also, thanks for responding so quickly, that JR chart is great! -
jamieirving commented:
11/24/14, 2:34 PM - Actually, 84 points is in the good range on CellarTracker: http://www.cellartracker.com/m/content/34 I'm also English so nothing ever pleases me :-)