tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post3365923160596153787..comments2024-01-29T19:33:21.185-05:00Comments on New Hampshire Wine-man: Cakebread Cellars makes ChardonnayNew Hampshire Winemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-90824443331117332462011-10-08T10:23:03.638-04:002011-10-08T10:23:03.638-04:00Cheers Dennis! Anxious to try one or both of these...Cheers Dennis! Anxious to try one or both of these if they're available upon my returnBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572296408906156999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-54361949450668463112011-10-07T16:21:36.470-04:002011-10-07T16:21:36.470-04:00Oh, I'm sorry Ben, I forgot you first question...Oh, I'm sorry Ben, I forgot you first question :-0<br />I wouldn't say that either of these wines struck me as "bone dry", but were typically dry, a balance of warm weather hints of honey on the 2007 and less sweet with the 2010.New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-15320266844954168362011-10-06T07:26:19.173-04:002011-10-06T07:26:19.173-04:00Ben, the understanding I have is that vanilla is a...Ben, the understanding I have is that vanilla is a result of the oak that the wine is aged in, you might find spice, caramel, butterscotch, tobacco, coffee, chocolate, and other flavors, with French oak a bit different; it seems as though Chardonnay is about the best wine for the oak-treatment, but there is unoaked Chards which have a more Sauvignon flavor. <br />Ethan is better at picking these things out than I am, but even if you are talking about Slovakian oak, there is a "Black hole" of information on this subject. <br />I like just hint of these flavors, and I don't want any of them to over whelm the wine (Grape) itself.New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-63042111967567225452011-10-06T06:04:47.092-04:002011-10-06T06:04:47.092-04:00How dry would you consider these two? I'm not ...How dry would you consider these two? I'm not accustomed to a chardonnay with vanilla hints, sounds quite tasty though!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572296408906156999noreply@blogger.com