Wine Of The Week -2003 Macon Chardonnay - Talmard

If you are used to California chardonnay, you may not recognize this as chardonnay. It is pale straw in color, with a fabulous nose of grasses and straw. It is light bodied, grassy, with hints of citrus flavors. This wine is actually more like an an Entre-Deux-Mers or white Bordeaux than the usually more minerally Macon Villages. The flavor profile is closer to Northwest Semillon and the body more like a Pinot Gris. It is definitely a food wine - seafood, fish, chicken, veggies. Best of all, it is only $9 a bottle. I bought mine at La Cantina.