Valley of the Moon Chardonnay 2009 Unoaked (California)

On a trip to Eureka Springs Arkansas we stopped at this unique little wine bar called The Stone House Wine Bar.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Stone-House/361620917920 
I recommend it if you are ever in the area. The atmosphere is amazing and they have a great selection of wine by the glass or by the bottle. They will open a bottle to let you taste it if you request, which we thought was wonderful! Look for the inuksuk on the sign and you have found the place!

Being a rather warm day we decided we wanted a refreshing white wine, we tasted a couple and decided on Valley of the Moon Chardonnay. It's an unoaked Chardonnay so more fruit quality and no oak. Great little wine, I think we purchased it for around $20 a bottle at The Stone House however if you were purchasing a bottle at a wine shop itis around $12 to $15.

In the glass this wine is a light sundress yellow. On the nose, lots of citrus, refreshing to smell with delicate aromas. On the palate this wine is equally refreshing to taste with white plum, pear, citrus and mineral notes. Complex flavors of nectarine, kiwi and green apple play on your taste buds with enough acidity to make it interesting and a beautiful creamy pear richness for the finish.

Of course we finished the bottle and I purchased a bottle on the way home.

Chardonnay wine grapes can be fermented and aged in any container that doesn’t leak but the predominant vessels these days are oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. The winemaker’s choice of vessel determines the flavor profile of the finished wine. Stainless steel fermented and aged wines tend to express more forward fruit aromas and flavors while those fermented in barrels absorb wood, vanilla, baking spice and other barrel character from the oak.