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Vine Hill 2008 Chardonnay (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Chardonnay · Vine Hill

Santa Cruz Mountains

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

Thin to the point of watery, with very modest citrus flavors but mostly herbs and dried hay. Clean enough, but there's nothing going on.

Flavor profile

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

Body55%

Acidity50%

Sweetness20%

Tannin0%

citrus

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