I was on the hunt for a clean-skin wine. From my understanding there are two reasons why clean skins exist. The first reason is due to the current wine glut - wine producers in Australia have produced excess for the current market, so some wine is rebadged as a 'clean skin' primarily to get rid of the excess stock. This means that you can be purchasing a quality wine for nearly a quarter of the price.The second reason why clean skins exists is because some wineries experiment with various wines and release them as clean skins to gauge the market response.
Either way, they are a relatively cheap and quality alternative for use primarily in cooking.
So when I was in the bottle shop and noticed this Warburn Estate wine on sale for $6 I figured it was just about as cheap as a clean-skin yet was branded.
Tonight we opened it to along with the steamed fish and I was very pleasantly surprised.
The aroma was fruity and pleasant, though subtle. The palate was refreshingly crisp and fruity for a Chardonnay. No lingering buttery taste was found at all. Not much else to say aside from the fact that it was very pleasant considering it's low cost.
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