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Edna Valley Vineyard Central Coast Chardonnay 2017

Edna Valley Vineyard Central Coast Chardonnay 2017
Edna Valley Vineyard Central Coast Chardonnay 2017

Central Coast, California, United States



Community Score: 4.5/5
Community Reviews: 3
 
Price: $21.95
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 13.7%
 

Drink: 2019-2022

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Edna Valley Vineyard

Alana L rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Nestled halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Edna Valley Vineyard is just five miles from the Pacific Ocean with refreshing breezes and warm sunshine. Luscious and fresh, rich with notes of orchard fruit (green apple and pear), citrus, pineapple, caramel, and cream. With crisp acidity, present minerality, a certain savoury quality, a generous and textured mouthfeel (20% is fermented in used oak barrels with partial malolactic fermentation) it’s creamy and rich yet remains fresh and has a slight bitter grip at the ends that tingles the palate! Would pair beautifully with lobster or scampi in butter sauce, a lobster roll in a warm buttered bun – think seafood by the sea! It’s beautiful value for money and although inexpensive is a wonderful expression of Chardonnay – definitely overdelivers for the price!

Tasted as part of the "California Wine Month Master Class: California Then and Now", a master class showcasing classic California wines, regions and range of styles and beautifully hosted by writer and speaker, Elaine Chukan Brown and California Wines.
 

  


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