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Cathedral Ridge 2008 McDuffee Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay (Columbia Valley (OR))

Chardonnay · Cathedral Ridge

Columbia Valley (OR)

Quality

A 0–100 expert rating: 80–84 good, 85–89 very good, 90–94 excellent, 95–100 classic. Higher means a more highly regarded wine.

81/100Good

Disjointed from the start, this wine never pulls itself together. Cracker, oily fruit, overripe apples, and some burn in the finish.

Flavor profile

An estimate of the wine's structure: body (how full it feels), acidity (tartness), sweetness, and tannin (the drying grip in reds).

Body70%

Acidity50%

Sweetness20%

Tannin0%

appletarripe

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