Chardonnay, Hyde Vineyard, Carneros, Napa Valley – 2010
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Vineyard Profile
- Size: 9.42 acres
- Vine Age: 21-31 years
- Soil: Shallow loam over clay hardpan
- Exposure: South by southeast
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Vintage Report
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Late spring showers, ultimately delaying budbreak and lengthening flowering, marked an atypical 2010 vintage at Hyde Vineyard. Consistent and warm summer weather followed providing a slow and steady fruit development. In late September, our Chardonnay fruit achieved maturity (three weeks later than our average vendanges). Good fortune would have it that all of our Chardonnay was sourced before an abrupt and intense heat spell in late September.
- Harvest Date(s): September 28, 29 and October 1
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Vinification
- Malolactic: Yes
- Aging: 12 months in oak (20% new) and 3 months in stainless steel
- Bottled: November 11, 2011
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Technical Information
- Production (in cases): 1,840 cases
- Production Case Pack: 12/750ml
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Tasting Notes
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The nose expresses pear, spice and orange peel undertones. On the palate, the ubiquitous HdV minerality lingers in harmony with stone fruit and apricot characteristics. The multilayered palate is carried through by a steadying, persistent acidity for a long finish. This is a wine that displays the power of California fruit — in part to the warmer weather — yet is tempered by the restrained qualities that are Hyde Vineyard’s trademark minerality and freshness. Winemaker Stéphane Vivier
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Reviews
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Chardonnay, Hyde Vineyard, Carneros, Napa Valley – 2010 – 92 points – The Wine Advocate
"…beautifully alive in the glass. Bright floral notes and layers of rich, expressive fruit fill out the wine’s broad shoulders nicely. Multi-dimensional and constantly changing in the glass…impresses for its crystalline purity and total finesse.”
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Chardonnay, Hyde Vineyard, Carneros, Napa Valley – 2010
The nose expresses pear, spice and orange peel undertones. On the palate…minerality lingers in harmony with stone fruit and apricot characteristics. The multilayered palate is carried through by a steadying, persistent acidity for a long finish.