Finished Wine
2013 CENTRAL COAST CHARDONNAY Nestled halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Edna Valley Vineyard is the jewel of California’s Central Coast. Just five miles from the Pacific Ocean, the Edna Valley AVA sees refreshing breezes and warm sunshine daily. We select grapes from this unique region and throughout the Central Coast AVA to create wellintegrated, flavorful wines. Visit our iconic tasting room in the Edna Valley region for a taste of our balanced, foodfriendly wines. THE TASTE: Our Edna Valley Vineyard Chardonnay displays sweet aromatics of pineapple, white peach and apricot, with underlying notes of brown spice and vanilla. On the palate this wine offers flavors of fig, ripe citrus, lychee and honey notes. A fresh mouthfeel and a bright acidity combine to form a long, pleasing finish in this medium-bodied wine.
Finished Wine VARIETAL CONTENT 100% Chardonnay VARIETAL ORIGIN Central Coast
ALCOHOL LEVEL 13.8% TITRATABLE ACIDITY 0.61g/100mL RESIDUAL SUGAR 0.40g/100mL
NOTES FROM THE WINEMAKER: In 2013, we selected a blend of Chardonnay grapes from Monterey County and San Luis Obispo County for layers of complexity. The growing season throughout the Central Coast was warm, dry and sunny, giving us the opportunity to select grapes from a variety of sub-AVAs for complexity. Chardonnay from Monterey County provides a crisp acidity and apple notes. At home in San Luis Obispo County, our grapes are afforded the longest growing season in California, resulting in an ideal balance of ripe tropical flavors and firm acidity – the perfect complement to Monterey Chardonnay. The grapes were whole cluster pressed and the free-run juice was separated from the press-fractions to ensure maximum flavor extraction. Approximately 20 percent of this wine was fermented in used barrels with partial malolactic fermentation to retain acidity. Aging on 100% French oak for up to eight months with weekly lees stirring created a creamy, luscious mouthfeel and texture, while imparting subtle hints of toasted oak.
pH 3.64 California Table Wine, ©2016 Edna Valley Vineyard, San Luis Obispo, CA. All rights reserved.
Finished Wine VARIETAL CONTENT 100% Chardonnay VARIETAL ORIGIN Central Coast
ALCOHOL LEVEL 13.8% TITRATABLE ACIDITY 0.61g/100mL RESIDUAL SUGAR 0.40g/100mL
NOTES FROM THE WINEMAKER: In 2013, we selected a blend of Chardonnay grapes from Monterey County and San Luis Obispo County for layers of complexity. The growing season throughout the Central Coast was warm, dry and sunny, giving us the opportunity to select grapes from a variety of sub-AVAs for complexity. Chardonnay from Monterey County provides a crisp acidity and apple notes. At home in San Luis Obispo County, our grapes are afforded the longest growing season in California, resulting in an ideal balance of ripe tropical flavors and firm acidity – the perfect complement to Monterey Chardonnay. The grapes were whole cluster pressed and the free-run juice was separated from the press-fractions to ensure maximum flavor extraction. Approximately 20 percent of this wine was fermented in used barrels with partial malolactic fermentation to retain acidity. Aging on 100% French oak for up to eight months with weekly lees stirring created a creamy, luscious mouthfeel and texture, while imparting subtle hints of toasted oak.
pH 3.64 California Table Wine, ©2016 Edna Valley Vineyard, San Luis Obispo, CA. All rights reserved.
