Rutz 2005 Bacigalupi Vineyard Chardonnay (Russian River Valley)

Country: US / Bacigalupi Vineyard
Variety: Chardonnay California
Winery: Rutz / Russian River Valley

Oak stars in this wine, to its detriment. Underneath all that wood is a crisply elegant Chardonnay with ripe pear, peach and papaya flavors. But the oak plasters it with a ton of caramel and butterscotch that tastes excessive.