Results of the very last Verema.com tasting....

Juan Such
en respuesta a Paco Higón 18/02/04 12:14

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I drunk Tilenus 2001 at a restaurant last week and I was impressed by its Quality-Price Ratio (QPR). Just 10 euros and paid in a restaurant! Certainly this winery as others in D.O. Bierzo are one of the most interesting developments in the Spanish wine scene nowadays.

Paco Higón
en respuesta a Juan Such 18/02/04 12:36

Yep Bierzo is really a HOT SPOT!!!! (V)

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Iñaki Blasco
en respuesta a Paco Higón 18/02/04 15:58

Re: Results of the very last Verema.com tasting....

The most amazing thing of this tasting was Matarromera Reserva 1998, I think so.
Nothing regarding what you could expect from a Ribera del Duero, and any remembrance with other wines from this cellar. ¿?

WaltZalenski
en respuesta a Paco Higón 18/02/04 21:09

Re: Results of the very last Verema.com tasting....

Thanks for this information.

I was tasting the Coma d’En Pou 2000 at about the some time (see tasting note).

And disappointed to know that the 2001 Bierzo horizonal that I have planned in two weeks is now not complete. I have the super-rare La Faraona, for example, but not Pieros.

Can anyone please explain to me what exactly ";verema’s-10-absolute-point-scale"; is and how it works. On this English part of the site the link that says ";Learn more about the rating system"; only explains a 100-point scale. As I’ve said before, I do not care about what scale is used and I want scores to be uniform, but uniformity requires knowledge of the rules. Scoring will inevitably remain subjective, but it would be best if everyone does not rely on their own interpretation of what a 10-point scale should be.

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Paco Higón
en respuesta a WaltZalenski 18/02/04 22:04

Re: Results of the very last Verema.com tasting....

Well IMHO it’s easy. Less than 5 ..... defective wine.... not drinkable. From 5 to 6, it’s a ";so-so"; wine, with no strong defects but too simple and lacking balance; from 6 to 7, it’s a fairly simple wine, not very attractive but correct. From 7-8, woow! that’s a pretty good wine, balanced, atractive but probably not ";heart-breaking";; from 8-9, a magnificent wine, with complexity and balanced . From 9-10: outstanding, a ";top"; wine...., something to remember .... for ages!!!! ;))

WaltZalenski
en respuesta a Paco Higón 18/02/04 22:29

Re: Results of the very last Verema.com tasting....

Great. Thanks. I would recommend that these definitions get posted on the Tasting Notes part of the site. Bear in mind that in a direct conversion to a 100-scale, 8 = 80, which is a score that Parker will not even publish because he assumes nobody is interested in any wine with less than 85 points.

Sorry to be a pest, but I have a couple of other questions: (1) are you permitted in the verema’s-10-absolute-point-scale to give a fraction of a point (8.5, 9.1, etc.), and (2) what is the significance of those numbers in your original post that come after the vintage year and before the average score?

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Paco Higón
en respuesta a WaltZalenski 18/02/04 23:44

Re: Results of the very last Verema.com tasting....

Your questions are always welcome.... ;)))

1st) The Spanish side rating allows till 2 decimals...., vg: 7,45.
2nd) Just redundant information.... the (obvious) position in the ranking...

Last... but not least.... the important discrepancies between Parker’s ratings and our was the reason to use the 100-scale in the English side.... however this seems to be really confusing for our Spanish readers....

Cheers!