Jefford's eloquent take of the European 20 point system

Hugh Johnson quoted Andrew Jefford's description of the 20 point system commonly used in Europe. 0-7 equals "disagreeable or faulty wine", whilst 7.5-10 are wines which are "sound, but dull or boring, of no character or appeal". Those with 10.5-12 points are "enjoyable, simple and straightforward", whilst wines scoring 12.5-14 are "good, but with no outstanding features". Those wines making 14.5-16.5 points are "very good, with some outstanding features". Johnson remarked that this is as far as where most wines and most drinkers need to go. Wines with 17-18.5 points are "outstanding, of great beauty and articulacy" whilst a top-scoring wine (with 19-20 points) is "a great wine, of spellbinding beauty and resonance, leaving the drinker with a sense of wonder." Great and eloquent descriptions!