My favourite tastings include wines that show a difference due to a minor tweak in winemaking, but otherwise are similar. Here winemaker Marc Bradshaw put Chardonnay in primarily new oak for 15 months ... the difference is the country from which the oak originates. The French version has a delicacy to it: apple, peach, butter and touch of vanilla on the nose. Palate has buttered and baked apple, poached peach, vanilla cream and delicate spice … it really shows finesse and delicacy with every sip. See review of American oak version for the differences. Price: $27.95 – Rating: ****+