Château Bianca 2000 Winery Estate Reserve Chardonnay (Willamette Valley)

Country: US / Winery Estate Reserve
Variety: Chardonnay Oregon
Winery: Château Bianca / Willamette Valley

This is a wine the winery has lavished some extra care on: barrel fermentation, 50% new oak, extra time in barrel. But the results are disappointing. A thin, sour wine, it has a bitter edge to it and a finish that suggests that something went wrong in the barrel.