Chardonnay, Hyde Vineyard, Carneros, Napa Valley – 2014 – 93 points – Vinous
93 points
The 2014 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard is dense, powerful and exotic. Candied lemon peel, apricot, butter and honey endow the 2014 with a decidedly opulent, flamboyant character and notable oiliness. The 2014 was done 80% in barrel and 20% in foudre, with about 20-25% new oak. That approach results in a Chardonnay built on structure and intensity. This is an especially pure, almost stark, expression of Hyde.
Chardonnay, Hyde Vineyard, Carneros, Napa Valley – 2014 – 93 points – Vinous