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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bartender4501" data-source="post: 659993" data-attributes="member: 289206">yes, oaked chards are aged in oak barrels (french oak, american oak or a combination of each) can have a really buttery feel along with a woody taste...you will get a little fruit flavor from this but mostly vanilla and the like.   the different woods add different characteristics to the wine.  unoaked chards are aged in stainless steel barrels and produce a much crisper wine than those aged in oak.  you will get more pear and apple flavors from a wine like this.  this is a very short explanation.  wine is very complex!!!</blockquote>