Ratings System

AWI relies on reviews by esteemed wine experts whose opinions greatly affect the value of fine wines. Here is an introduction to these experts and their rating systems which we employ in our recommendations to our clients.

 




 

 

Robert Parker Junior
Robert Parker, Jr. is a leading U.S. wine critic with an international influence. Robert Parker's rating system, one of the most influential and controversial features of Parker’s wine criticism employs a 50-100 point quality scale. The best will be granted 100 points while the worst wine will be obtained a minimum 50 points. Robert Parker considers that the various twenty (20) point rating systems do not provide enough flexibility and often result in compressed and inflated wine ratings.
90-100

The wines which get this note are considered as extraordinary. Wines of this category are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume. Nevertheless, there is a big difference between a wine which gets 90 points and a wine which get 100 points but both of them are excellent and rare. Wines of this category belongs to the elite, that explains why their prices are often quite expensive.
80-89

These wines have a quality estimated from average to very good. They display various degrees of finess and flavor as well as character with no noticible flaws.
70-79

The quality of these wines is considered as average. Wines noted from 75 to 79 are rather strong and pleasant but they present a lack of complexity, character and depth. These wines can be interesting for people who begin their discovery of wines.
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

A wine deemed to be unacceptable.