Desert Wind Chardonnay Bare Naked 2017

Desert Wind Winery is in the heart of Washington’s Yakima Valley wine country, just off I-82 in Prosser.  Visitors can book overnight stays at the Inn at Desert Wind with southwest décor, views of the Yakima River and complimentary breakfast. Enjoy the 2016 Chardonnay for its fresh pear and apple flavors with notes of floral perfume and vanilla.

The core of this no-oak wine is medium-ripe fruit in the apple/pineapple mode. But a bitter, harsh aftertaste throws it off course, and it never recovers.