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> I would like to give my boss a bottle of wine for Xmas. He is very new
> to wine. He is around 50 years old and only started to try wine a few
> years ago.
>
> We've talked just a little bit about wine. I enjoy red and he enjoys
> white, but he says there's only a few chardonnays that he likes. He's
> described the chardonnay he likes best as buttery.
>
> I seem to recall hearing that some chardonnays go through a process
> that gives a buttery flavor. Is this a double dip in the oak barrel, or
> something? It's a distinct flavor to some chardonnays only.
>
> Can anyone tell me what it is that gives the chardonnay this flavor and
> some suggestions of wine to buy? My price range would be on the low-end
> because I want to also give him two wine glasses and I don't want to
> spend too much.
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Karen
>

Actually, I find Freemark Abbey one of the more buttery (malolactic)
Chardonnays