Wine Review - Fetzer Barrel Select Chardonnay '04*** I don't buy much wine from Tesco, preferring to get my vino from Martinez in Ilkley or from the online/by post Laithwaites , both are excellent and highly recommended, that said, the supermarket was having a half price sale, so I picked up a couple of bottles of this, some Rawnsley Chardonnay and some bargain price Rioja Reserva. The Barrel Select comes in a screw cap closure, it has a light golden colour and a pleasant, tropically fruity nose. On tasting, I found this Chardonnay to be rather lacking in acidity but possessing lots of vanilla, pear and melon characteristics. It is rather an odd tasting wine in fact, leaning towards fruity Gewutrztraminer and light new world Riesling and missing all that acidity and flint that usually makes Chardonnay so good. The wine was tasted with chicken wrapped in smoked bacon served with a tomato sauce, so probably not the best match up. I did try some again after the meal though and was again struck by the odd flavours of the wine. This was bought from Tesco for £3.50 or so a bottle, which is about the right price, if they have put it back up to the previous £7+ a bottle, then I'd give it a miss.