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Wine connoiseurs: Unoaked Chardonnay
Posted on 5/27/13 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 5/27/13 at 8:18 pm
Does anybody drink Unoaked Chardonnay? There was a bottle left at my houseso I opened it and took a chance. Normally, Chardonnay is too buttery for my taste, but this is really pretty good. A little sweet, not too dry, and overall very refreshing. I had never heard of it until just recently. Anybody else drink it?
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Posted on 5/27/13 at 8:21 pm to LSUGUMBO
Yes sir.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 8:24 pm to LSUGUMBO
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Anybody else drink it?
Sure. I am not a fan of the oaky, buttery chards that have unfortunately become the norm.
This post was edited on 5/27/13 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 5/27/13 at 8:45 pm to LSUGUMBO
Yes. There's a winery outside of Austin that does some Chardonnay in steel barrels, and we did a side by side tasting with the oaked vs unoaked and I could tell a big difference.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 9:42 pm to borrelia
It's the only ones I care for. Very refreshing. Try a Matthiasson or a Beau Vigne. Thank me later.
Posted on 5/27/13 at 10:32 pm to LSUGUMBO
Beau vigne is a touch expensive for most people on a daily basis. Right around $35-40 and even though it may not be buttery bc of malolactic fermentation the oak usage is enough to recognize. Not sure thats a good recommendation. Stay affordable and smart. Look for some burgundies from the cote macconais (Macon villages, st veran, st romain) or some Bourgogne wines from village appellations (like maroslavac leger "la Combe" Bourgogne from puligny montrachet). Domestically I would recommend chehalem inox (Dijon clones and no oak or malo) or chamisal unoaked Chardonnay. Bouchaine also makes one called chene d'argent (meaning silver oak for the fact it's aged in stainless tanks). What was the brand you had?
Posted on 5/28/13 at 7:25 am to lilwineman
quote:
Beau vigne is a touch expensive for most people on a daily basis. Right around $35-40 and even though it may not be buttery bc of malolactic fermentation the oak usage is enough to recognize. Not sure thats a good recommendation. Stay affordable and smart. Look for some burgundies from the cote macconais (Macon villages, st veran, st romain) or some Bourgogne wines from village appellations (like maroslavac leger "la Combe" Bourgogne from puligny montrachet). Domestically I would recommend chehalem inox (Dijon clones and no oak or malo) or chamisal unoaked Chardonnay. Bouchaine also makes one called chene d'argent (meaning silver oak for the fact it's aged in stainless tanks). What was the brand you had?
Shaggy doin' work!
Posted on 5/28/13 at 7:46 am to LSUGUMBO
California Chardonnay - generally oaky. buttery and not my taste
French Chardonnay - much better, imo
French Chardonnay - much better, imo
Posted on 5/28/13 at 7:52 am to LSUGUMBO
I'm not a fan of buttery Cali chards either. French oaked chards can be good so long as they have more of a crisp quality. I've had a few Spanish wines aged in concrete or stainless steel recently that I really enjoyed as an alternative to barrel-aged offerings.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 8:08 am to lilwineman
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What was the brand you had?
Simply Naked. I did a google search after I posted this and it looks like this is a cheaper bottle, running about $8-10. I'm glad I opened it on a whim, because I definitely want to try more of these.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 8:37 am to LSUGUMBO
I love a good cali chard, I'm splurge a few times a year for some cakebread chardonnay- delicious wine. surprised so many of you don't like buttery chards
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:02 am to CE Tiger
The trend of California Chardonnay is going away from this. Some great ones maintain their reductive style with heavy oak aging and malo lactic fermentation (Aubert, kongsgaard, Peter Michael) but more winemakers are looking towards wines that are food friendly and will age for longer periods (some oak with no malolactic). Cakebread actually has some stainless aging and oak aging to give it a more balanced profile and keep it from bring too oaky. Rombauer is the prototypical tropical butter bomb nowadays.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:40 am to LSUGUMBO
quote:not a fan
Simply Naked
quote:
cakebread chardonnay
Posted on 5/28/13 at 9:57 am to LSUGUMBO
MerSoleil Silver. Unoaked, Tasty.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:49 am to LSUGUMBO
Yessss. I tasted a bottle of Chanson Chablis a few months ago, and it was glorious. I prefer the "fruitier" taste that this gives me.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 10:58 am to Winkface
Cakebread is one of the few ubiquitous wines that I've enjoyed.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:09 am to CE Tiger
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cakebread chardonnay
This, this, this. I have an appointment to go taste Cakebread's white wines in July.
Posted on 5/28/13 at 11:46 am to Rohan2Reed
I believe that drops your hipster cred by a point.
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