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Look, smell, taste & think - use these four steps to create your tasting notes.
Inspect the wine under neutral lighting and identify primary, secondary and tertiary aromas.
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While a rating may be a general indicator of a wine’s quality, a tasting note is an opportunity to record its flavour and unique characteristics as they present themselves in the glass.
Outstanding, exceptional or only acceptable – how does this wine measure up? Wines rating 95 points or above are equivalent to a gold Halliday rating. These wines are of a gold medal or trophy-winning standard, worthy of cellaring and coveting.
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Any wine receiving a rating of 85 and below may be of acceptable, commercial quality but depending on the vintage and variety, may display some minor or major winemaking faults.
After you finish your rating and tasting note, you’ll notice a blue member-rating roundel under the official Halliday Wine Companion rating. This member-rating is comprised of an average score of ratings submitted for that particular wine.
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