Wine details
| Name: | East Coast Unoaked Chardonnay |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Region: | Gisborne |
| Winery: | Montana |
| Type: | White wine |
| Grape: | Chardonnay |
| Vintage: | 2005 |
| Average rating: |  |
| Cost: |  |
| Added by: | ricard |
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Food pairing: An apple or something. Or nothing.
As I feared... How is "unoaked" a characteristic of something? The actual name of the wine is telling you something that wasn't done to the wine, instead of some positive attribute; surely a bizarre symptom of insecurity on the part of the winemaker. Chardonnay is capable of incredible power and expression, and in this case what you get is a light, cheerful wine, quite steely (like Chablis, which is 100% Chardonnay), with some slightly green, unevolved nuances, and a pleasant, interesting biscuity aftertaste. But on the whole it's a lemony, monolithic affair of little consequence. Not good value, unless you like things simple and unchallenging in life.
