Structure and power: judged apart

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The standard

An independent power assessment measures the force of a wine on its own — how much pressure it unfolds — instead of deriving it from the firmness of its frame.

Criteria

Structure denotes the frame, power the intensity — each is named on its own
A firmly built wine does not thereby count as powerful
A powerful wine does not thereby count as structured

Distinction

Structure and power ≠ Balance: balance asks after the fitting relation of the two, not after their height. An independent power assessment keeps power apart from the Structure.