[SOLD-OUT] Hyde de Villaine Carneros Chardonnay 2012

Wine Enthusiast 94 points!
“In this lively, delicately balanced wine from an exceptional vineyard, an exuberance of pear and tangerine plays on the palate, buoyed by focused minerality. With just the right touch of ripeness and richness, it ends with a suggestion of lemon custard.”
Virginia Boone, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

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The nose is a delicate blend of white peach, clove, and a touch of floral citrus The essence of crisp stone fruit and minerals integrate seamlessly with the finesse, focus and purity of this wines firm acid structure. The Hyde Vineyards continues to be expressed in our Chardonnay’s by its unique blend of minerality, subtle richness, and long finish. These qualities bring the 2012 closer in style to our original vintage, the 2000, fresh and vibrant

Hyde De Villaine

 

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Hyde de Villaine is a joint venture between Larry Hyde and Aubert de Villaine. Aubert is one of Burgundy's most recognised individuals, as co-director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and director of his own wine company, A. & P. de Villaine. Larry comes from one of oldest farming families around Napa and brings to the partnership more than 30 years’ experience in California . Together with winemaker Stéphane Vivier they apply the traditions of the Côte d'Or to the fruit of the Napa, thus producing wines of regional character with the minerality that is so dear to the Burgundian palate.

Cellarhand

Country:

USA

Region:

USA- California- Napa Valley

Variety:

Wine White - Chardonnay

Size:

750mL