Chardonnay everywhere!

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If the producer gets the malolactic fermentation and the wood treatment just right, and has good ripe but not overripe grapes to work with (a lot of ifs) Chardonnay can be a delightful white with just a touch of butterscotch or hazelnut to the taste. Sometimes Chassagne Montrachet, Puligny Montrachet or Meursault wines achieve this for me but at a cost in dollars or trial and error. Philippe Fichet, Jean-Marc Morey, and Benoit Ente are some producers who have hit the mark but their wines are not easy to find.