HDV Hyde de Villaine Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay, Carneros, USA 2023

A spectacular California Chardonnay born from the partnership between the Hyde family of Napa Valley and Aubert de Villaine, legendary co-director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in Burgundy. Sourced from the iconic Hyde Vineyard in Carneros, this 2023 showcases everything that makes this site so special. Aromatically complex, with lemon blossom, Meyer lemon, white peach, green apple, crushed stone and subtle toasted hazelnut, the palate is remarkably focused and precise, balancing beautiful texture with vibrant acidity and a long, saline, mineral-driven finish. Elegant, restrained and beautifully layered, this is California Chardonnay with a distinctly Burgundian sensibility.

"The 2023 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard is airy, gracious and understated. It's a wine of restraint, even for this house. Seamless and elegant in the glass, the Hyde is exquisitely finessed. Today, the 2023 is rather quiet, but time in bottle should help this really blossom. Aeration brings out the wine's mid-palate oiliness and texture. The Hyde was aged 70% in barrel, 20% in foudre and 10% in concrete. The precision here is unreal." Vinous 96