About the Wine: This Chardonnay originally went for around twelve or thirteen dollars but the distributor put it on clearance. That can mean one of a few things. One possibility is that the distributor is no longer carrying the brand and does not want to make the investment to market and distribute it. Another possibility is that a new vintage is in so the distributor wants to eliminate the old one quickly. A final possibility is that the product is just unsellably awful and the distributor wants to wash their hands of it. I happen to know that this distributor is still carrying Don David products and that the brand is best known for Malbec.
About THIS Wine: I was worried that it might be madeirized because it was golden yellow in the bottle and the glass. In Chardonnay this can mean spoiled or it can mean heavy oak. In this case it was the latter. Oak is heavy on the nose with prominent citrus notes and those flavors deliver on the palate. The finish is surprisingly crisp for such an oaky Chardonnay.
Drinking This Wine: I can't really see curling up with a glass and sipping it. The oak is too overbearing for a sipping wine. It would go well with white fish or salad.
Overall Impression: This wine is not very good but it is also pretty cheap. For what it is I think it should be just a little cheaper. At ten dollars a bottle, this one is overpriced.
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