I've been vocal in my appreciation for winemakers who eschew the overblown use of oak in their chardonnays. I can appreciate well-made barrel-fermented chardonnay, but it's not a style I drink a lot of. Maybe it's the riesling lover in me, but I tend to like a purer expression of fruit and the vineyard in my whites. That doesn't mean that I love every no-oak chardonnay that I come across. This McGregor Vineyard 2007 Unoaked Chardonnay ($17) is not one of the better examples I've had. Such a pale green-tinted yellow that it's nearly colorless, the nose is similarly light…
Posts Tagged“unoaked chardonnay”
The Roundup: WBW #36 Get Naked (Finally)
I know that it’s taken me a while to get this roundup written and posted, but my back is finally feeling pretty good and I’m able to sit up for long periods of time. That’s certainly good news and something to drink to, right? So on to WBW! Thank you to every single blogger (or non-blogger) who has ever participated Wine Blogging Wednesday. What started as a simple, fun idea (and a rip off of a Is My Blog Burning) has make it through 36 iterations and is still going strong. It’s been a ton of fun and there are…