Inspired by Dale's selfless act of opening a K-J Chard, we tonight
opened a bottle of the 2007 Yellowtail Chardonnay that a friend had
given us a while ago. My one previous encounter with it, vcry early on
in the history of the brand, was a pleasant one, so I approached this
wine without too much dread. Indeed, it wasn't grotesque, showing a bit
of appley fruit, only a hint of oak and no buttery malolactic remnants
but also a bit of residual sugar. Our main reason for opening it was
Jean's desire for a low-acid white, something that we're not overly
endowed with here. It fit the bill admirably and was drinkable if not
exactly memorable.

Your reporter in the trenches,
Mark Lipton
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On Jul 17, 1:03�am, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Inspired by Dale's selfless act of opening a K-J Chard,

Actually I opened a KJ SB, though it tasted indistinguishable from the
Chard.

Mike Tommasi wrote:

> Is this a continuation of that thread about what to say when someone
> brings a wine you don't like?
>
> :-)

In a sense, but that was about when a friend opens a wine you don't
like. Here, we expressed great appreciation at the time (and drank
Margaritas instead) and opened it safely later when alone. ;-)

>
> I bought one at my local (french!) supermarket, and found it to be
> uninteresting but drinkable, however at 12€ it was not as good as some
> wines I buy occasionally for under 5€.

The pricetag on this bottle said $7.49 FYI.

Mark Lipton

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