Thirsty Thursday: Chateau Ste Michelle Chardonnay Wine Tasting

I was very fortunate to get to taste this wine with a dear friend who loves wine as much as I do!

WINE NAME	Chateau Ste Michelle		WINE TYPE	Chardonnay
VINTAGE	2012		PRODUCER
GRAPES	Chardonnay		REGION	Columbia Valley
PURCHASED	By Brittany		PRICE	$8.99
Companions	Brittany		Food	Fontina and crackers
SIGHT					PTS
Clarity	Cloudy (less)	Hazy	Clear	Brilliant (more)	5/5
Depth of Color	Watery/Thin (less)	Pale	Med/Deep	Dark/Rich (more)	4/5
Color	WHITE - Yellow Canary	Green Tinge Pale Yellow	RED - Purple Red/Purple	Red Red-Brown
Viscosity – liquid	Thin	Normal	Heavy	Syrupy	4/5
SMELL
Aroma	Herbal Nutty	Fruit Mineral	Spice Earthy	Floral Icky	4/5
Bouquet	Dumb/Pale/Closed	Simple/Pleasant	Deep/ Dark	Powerful/Dynamic	3/5
Smell Intensity	Light (less)	Mild	Prevalent	Pronounced (more)	4/5
TASTE
Acidity (like a lemon)	Flat No Bite	Fresh Crisp	Tart Tangy	Sour Vinegar	8/10
Sweetness	Dry	Off-Dry	Semi-Sweet	Very Sweet	4/5
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	4/5
Balance	Unbalanced	Good	Very Well	Perfect	8/10
Body	Light	Medium	Heavy	Huge	2/5
AFTERTHOUGHTS
Finish	None	Short	Medium	Long (10 secs +)	4/5
Drinkability	Never Again	Maybe	Yes	Can’t wait	8/10
Value	Waste of money	Eh…	Decent	I love a value!	8/10
Overall	Sparkles on the Tongue - Winner				78/100

This was a perfect wine. I didn't realize until a little late that this is not a California wine, but I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to trying more wines from Oregon.