Summerfield - Cardonnay

Summerfield
Califonria Chardonnay
Vintage 2008
$2.99 - Henry's San Diego

Well, a return to the $2.99 Henry's wines from Summerfield. This time we tried the white. The red was alright and got the job done. The white, well, it left quite a bit to be desired. L and I have had a wine about this bad once. On a trip to D.C., we stopped in Union Station to grab a bottle on the way back to our hotel room. The bottle we chose was an inexpensive venture into white wine territory because we wanted something we could drink right away. It was as awful as this California Chardonnay.

I think we decided it was fruity, but sour. It had a metallic flavor that reminded us of the Franzia boxed wine one can pick up for about $7.00 at the local grocer and isn't served in mixed company (review to come!). It was artificial, as if you were buying a $3.00 bottle of white wine. I guess in this instance you got what you paid for. Given that white wines generally have less complex flavors, I suppose one shouldn't fault the vinter too badly for this travesty, but I'm going to anyway.

( |3 - - - -) One thumb up, and ( 0 0 0 - - ) three pain killers for the head. A 1:3 ratio means that we can't reccomend this wine. Stick with a safer red, or move it up to the higher shelf! This one has no place here on the bottom shelf.