2006 White Oaks Chardonnay

With it being so hot in good old Saint Louis, I have started to take more of a liking to white wine.  As I was sifting through my wine cabinet, I came across a bottle I had purchased at a wine tasting event with some friends years ago.  When I say years ago, I am pretty sure that it was four years ago which is before marriage, Skyler, moving, etc..  It is a sin to let a bottle of white wine sit that long.  I have a terrible habit of buying a nicer bottle of wine and then sitting on it for months (or in this case years) waiting for the perfect moment to justify opening it (which apparently means I never felt that the right moment came over the four years this bottle sat in my cabinet).  That might seem like a good idea, but what is the point of buying it if you aren't going to enjoy it?! I am working on this concept and decided to start with this bottle of Chardonnay.  I wasn't sure what to expect as I wasn't exactly thinking clearly when I had decided to make the purchase, but I was pleasantly surprised.  It was a bottle of 2006 White Oaks Chardonnay.  I am not a wine connoisseur, but I thought it was very smooth with a buttery taste.  Although it has a hint of lemon flavor, it still is a traditional dry Chardonnay.  I will have to hunt down where in town I can buy this as I think Moe will really like it.

- Miss J

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