Sarah’s Vineyard, 2002 Estate Reserve Chardonnay (Junk)

Lisa and I had this wine at dinner a few nights ago. We wanted to try something different, so we asked the wait person to recommend something. We told him about the wines we like (this is usually the best way to get a good recommendation), he insisted that this was a great wine. The price seemed to indicate it was a great wine (not cheap). It was not a great wine! It is light yellow in color, with an overpowering citrus nose. The winery notes say that it was aged in French Oak barrels, they must have aged it about thirty seconds or the barrels may have been thirty years old, no detectable oak. The underlying flavors are apple and vanilla, but the acid is so intense that they are barely detectable and not enjoyable. Only 325 cases produced, so it is rare and mostly unknown, and should be kept that way.