I liked this - what more could I mayhaps like?

[Innkeeper]

What you tasted was new oak used in the ageing process. Welcome to the world of American Chardonnay. Glad you like it; I don't. Do like chardonnay sans oak, and spend a lot of time looking for it in the New World. It is easy to find oak free chardonnay in the Old World. Almost all American, Australian, and Chilian chardonnays have liberal does of new oak; so you have a lot to choose from.