Xplorador Chardonnay 2005

Concha y Toro produces this very nice chardonnay from the Central Valley of Chile.

It is very yellow in appearance with aroma of green apples and pineapple. The taste is round in the mouth but still crisp and pleasant. Since this wine is aged in stainless steel vats, there is no hint of oak so the fruit is bright and forward with a whisper of vanilla near the finish.

I am normally not a white wine drinker, but this one could turn me into a "switch drinker!"