UPDATE: So given that I am mortal, and therefore showed enough restraint to avoid drinking the entire bottle in one sitting (none of my housemates like white, at least not the same way they like red), I had enough for two modest glasses today. I don't know that white requires opening the same way red does. I presume there are some changes, but perhaps they are more subtle. This wine is just damn tasty. Hard to say if it is due to opening up, but more importantly, yesterday's experience wasn't a honeymoon encounter. It is just as delightful today, reinforcing the review below. Whoa! Hey! Bat wings!!!
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It was in the fridge so was a little too cold at first. Chilled wine is nice but too cold can hamper the flavors. You want it somewhere in the pleasant middle ground of room temp and wine-cicle.
It is actually a very nice Chardonnay. Which means I probably won't share it with anyone. Beautiful mouth feel and just the right combo of buttery goodness and ...whatever else it is that I'm tasting. It isn't citrus-y like a Sauv Blanc. Very smooth, not too much oak... Yep. I'm pretty sure it is blood.
Bottom line: Drink it. If you feel yourself turning into a bat, drink more.
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