Tobin James, Bien Nacido, Chardonnay

[Innkeeper]

An interesting observation; in the last year there have been only 30 posts on chardonnay. The strange part is that five of them are mine! Three were on unwooded ones, and this is one of the other two.

Another hint from A.I. in "Great Tastes..." is to have buttered pop corn with your over oaked chardonnay that you somehow ended up with.

The lastest accident is 2001 Tobin James, James Gang Reserve, Monterey, Chardonnay ($25 list, much less with club shipment). It was a quintessentially lousy California chard. We got around it by matching it with our Haddock Saute a la Creme, and deglasing the pan with a fourth cup of it; and with a bit of a cold could only tell it so bad with my quivering lower lip.





[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 05-17-2003).]