** This wine is due to land in the UK in December 2024 for delivery in January 2025 **
97 Points - jebdunnck.com – Reviewed by Audrey Frick
"The 2021 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard offers a sunny feel in its notes of almond, toasted spices, and ripe yellow apples, and it’s toasty with mineral lift. Medium to full-bodied. It’s fantastic and mouthwatering on the palate, with great structure, a weightless feel, and a long finish. These are really some of my favorite wines, and this is no exception. Drink 2025-2040."
Hyde Vineyard is on the Napa side of the Carneros district. Cool air flowing through the Petaluma gap helps keep temperatures cool. Here the clonal selection is mainly Old Wente field (65% and planted in 1997 and 1999) and a selection of Calera that Larry Hyde planted in 2014. Native yeast fermentation and malolactic in barrel with regular battonage. 20 months ageing in 20% new Taransaud Beaune French oak barrels.
