Thirsty Thursday: Edna Valley Chardonnay Tasting

Next up on the wine tasting adventure of life, I give you Edna Valley.

This wine was very drinkable, but lacked a simple things like a finish, bouquet and value which caused it to score rather low on my scale. I would say that if I received a bottle of  this as a gift I would be very happy, but I doubt that I will ever go out and buy it. I think that I would, if given the chance, go to their vineyard and try their reds. 

WINE NAME	Edna Valley		WINE TYPE	Chardonnay
VINTAGE	2011		PRODUCER	American Viticultral Area
GRAPES			REGION	San Luis Obispo
PURCHASED	Ralph’s		PRICE	$12.84
Companions	Kris and Kenndall		Food	none
SIGHT					NOTES	PTS
Clarity	Cloudy (less)	Hazy	Clear	Brilliant (more)		4/5
Depth of Color	Watery/Thin (less)	Pale	Med/Deep	Dark/Rich (more)		4/5
Color	WHITE - Yellow Gold Brown	Green Tinge Pale Yellow	RED - Purple Red/Purple	Red Red-Brown
Viscosity – liquid	Thin	Normal	Heavy	Syrupy		2/5
SMELL
Aroma	Herbal Nutty	Fruit Mineral	Spice Earthy	Floral Icky		3/5
Bouquet	Dumb/Pale/Closed	Simple/Pleasant	Deep/ Dark	Powerful/Dynamic		2/5
Smell Intensity	Light (less)	Mild	Prevalent	Pronounced (more)		2/5
TASTE
Acidity (like a lemon)	Flat No Bite	Fresh Crisp	Tart Tangy	Sour Vinegar		7/10
Sweetness	Dry	Off-Dry	Semi-Sweet	Very Sweet		3/5
TASTE Descriptors Balanced Chewy Concentrated Crispy(good acid) Deep/Complex Delicate Dull Firm (big tannins) Flabby(no acidity) Harsh Hint Intense Intriguing Jammy (fruit,lack of tannins) Piercing Simple Soft Structured	FRUITY Berrylike Blackberry Black Currant Blueberry Raspberry Strawberry Cherry – Black/Red Plum – Prune Gooseberries Citrus Grapefruit Lemon/Lime Stone/Tropical Apple Apricot Mango Melon Peach Pear Pineapple	FLOWERY Violet Rose Orange Blossom Jasmine Lily Geranium Orchid HERBAL Hay Mint Rosemary Thyme SPICY Black Pepper Licorice Cinnamon Clove	NUTTY Almond Coffee Hazelnut Walnut EARTHY Dry leaves Cut grass Moldy Mushroom ICKY Barnyard Dirty Diaper Boiled Egg Gas Alcohol Flinty Vinegar	OTHER Buttery Oaky Mineral Vanilla Cedar Tobacco Chocolate Leather Butterscotch Olive Bitter Hot - alcohol Sour Sharp Sugary Salty Velvety		8/10
Complexity	Simple	Interesting	Exciting	Dynamic		3/5
Balance	Unbalanced	Good	Very Well	Perfect		3/10
Body	Light	Medium	Heavy	Huge		2/5
AFTERTHOUGHTS
Finish	None	Short	Medium	Long (10 secs +)		1/5
Drinkability	Never Again	Maybe	Yes	Can’t wait		6/10
Value	Waste of money	Eh…	Decent	I love a value!		3/10
Overall	Not really worth the cost. There are better wines for less money that we have already tasted.					53  /100