Forty Bottles of Ringboree

I have certain notions of what chardonnay tastes like, but I always wonder how much of the flavor comes from the grape, and how much from the oak, and after years of drinking over-oaked chardonnays, I'm never quite sure which is which.

The Stonemason Chardonnay is unoaked, which presumably means that it's made entirely without oak, right? So the flavors should be those of the fruit, and not of the process. And, it was very inexpensive, so I was pleased when my Beloved brought it home from the wine store to taste.

Butter and pineapple are the most prominent flavors in this wine, reassuring me of what I believed - that the butter comes from the grape, and not from the oak. That makes me happy, because the butter is what I love the most about chards, and I was uncertain whether that was just a side-effect of the process.

A simple wine, but with a delightfully long finish, and a smooth silky mouthfeel. Recommended. 30 bottles of ring-bo-ree.