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The results of four consecutive tasting competitions were studied over 4 years. The annual scores for odour, taste, texture and overall impression, given by 26 taste panellists (5 permanent), were analysed. This gave 2291 evaluations of 329 cheeses from 13 different varieties. A mixed model was applied with year and cheese variety as fixed effects, and taster and cheese as random effects. Agreement among the permanent tasters\u2019 scores was considered by the intraclass correlation coefficient. The results indicated significant differences in the final scores according to the considered year and cheese variety and suggested a lack of stable patterns initially, but a movement towards homogeneity in the later years. The vegetable coagulant and sheep\/goat\u2019s milk semi-matured cheeses obtained the best scores, and the cows\u2019 milk and pasteurised semi-mature cheeses, the worst. All the sensory variables significantly distinguished the cheese varieties, but not texture and taste in the last competition. 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