this is the liquid version of buttered toast. it's that oaky. in the nose there's almost no fruit at all, but in the mouth, once you cut through the layers of wood and butter, there's some melon, pear and vanilla. but wood overrides that, too. in the finish it's all oak-driven spice and resin. if this all sounds like a lumberjack's special, it is
La Petite Etoile Vineyard