A Few Chardonnay Questions

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Wineguruchgo - I agree. As I said, my sister loves Chardonnay, that's why I thought of her as someone to give it to that I know will definitely like it. It turns out that I was looking forward to trying different Chardonnays because of the very reasons I ended up not liking it if that makes any sense. The only way I can describe it is comparing it to cream soda. I love vanilla and I love cream. The descriptions of the toasty oak flavors like carmel sounded so good - I assumed I'd love Charonnay. But the first thing that popped into my mind when I was drinking it was cream soda. I detest cream soda. It's just something about me that even tho I love vanilla and cream, when it's in tonic (what we old-time New Englanders call soda) I can't stand it. That creamy vanilla flavor just doesn't "belong" in tonic. And that was the same reaction I had to the Chardonnay. It's hard to put it into words. It was as much the "sensation" and "thickness" as if I were drinking something like a vanilla milkshake - the richness that the fat in the cream gives it, but it just turned me off experiencing that flavor and sensation in a wine, along with the melted butter sensation. Right afterwards, I poured myself a glass of Pinot Grigio and when that much more familiar astringent/acidic taste and sensation hit me I thought - now that's more like it!

Lisa