hachette numbers

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Hi, this vintage chart seems to use the 20 point scale common in judging wine, at least before Parker introduced the 100 point one. So 1945 was a top year in Burgundy as well as in the Bordeaux. Judging individual wines by this scale you would award up to 2 points for color, 2 point for clarity/brilliance, 4 for bouquet and up to 12 for taste. Minimum acceptable evaluations for these categories would be 1, 1, 2 and 6 - a total of 10.

So, a simple but correct wine would receive 10-11 points, a nice little one

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 12:08:39 GMT

] ] "elena" skrev i melding ] news: snipped-for-privacy@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... ] > Though not an oenophile, I received a gift of a Christofle wine ] > wheel/coaster that purports to ] > give Hachette info for various years in the range of 1945-1997 and ] > types of wine. For ] > example, red bourgogne (burgundy) from 1945 should continue to be ] > preserved while a red bordeaux is coded to drink now (1997+). My ] > confusion: both wines have a code of 20, while a cotes du rhone has a ] > code of 18. I thought Hachette gave only a few stars. The numbered ] > codes on the wheel range in value from 11-20. Anybody know what they ] > denote? Thanks in ] > advance. Elena ] >

] Hi, this vintage chart seems to use the 20 point scale common in judging ] wine, at least before Parker introduced the 100 point one. ] So 1945 was a top year in Burgundy as well as in the Bordeaux. ] Judging individual wines by this scale you would award up to 2 points for ] color, 2 point for clarity/brilliance, 4 for bouquet and up to 12 for taste. ] Minimum acceptable evaluations for these categories would be 1, 1, 2 and 6 - ] a total of 10. ] ] So, a simple but correct wine would receive 10-11 points, a nice little one ] 13 points, a good one 15-16, a very good wine 18 and an outstanding and ] immortal wine 20 points. ] That would give you some clue to the merits of the various vintages as ] described by the Hachette system. ] hth ] Anders ]

The 0-20 scale is typical French grading, that's all, as done in every grade school. I looked in Hachette but they have no further explanation. My personal take is that a 10 is a pretty poor year indeed, as that would be a failing grade...

The star system is used for wines, not vintages.

-E

No. Take a look:

or

M.

But, so far as I can see, that has nothing to do with the Guides Hachette which I understood the questions to be about.

Timothy Hartley

] Emery Davis wrote: ] ] > The star system is used for wines, not vintages. ] ] No. Take a look: ] ] ] ] or ] ] ]

Indeed, Michael. But as Timothy points out I was referring to the Guide Hachette system. I meant the above only in that context, of course.

-E

Sorry, I didn't get that. (I'm not familiar with the Hachette guide.)

My apologies!

M.

] Emery Davis wrote: ] ] >>> The star system is used for wines, not vintages. ] ] > But as Timothy points out I was referring to the Guide Hachette ] > system. I meant the above only in that context, of course. ] ] Sorry, I didn't get that. (I'm not familiar with the Hachette ] guide.) ] ] My apologies! ]

No offense was taken, but thanks anyway. ;)

-E