- Practicing Organic
- 100% Chardonnay
- Hyde Vineyard (Carneros – Napa AVA)
- Heavy Haire clay loam with clay subsoil
- 65% Old Wente field selection planted in 1997 and 1999, 35% Calera clones planted in 2014
- Whole cluster pressed for phenolic delicacy
- Native yeast and full native malolactic fermentation in barrel
- Sur lies bâtonnage
- Aged 20 months in 20% new French oak barrels (François Frères and Taransaud Beaune)
- Traditionally fined for clarity, but unfiltered
- 13.5% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Carneros
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-RAM-30-23 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
99
Date
2026-01-29
"So well layered, delicious and vibrant, combining a rich texture with full, ripe fruit flavors and wonderful accents of lemon curd, flint and baking spices. A great wine from a great vineyard in an outstanding vintage. While generous and full-flavored, it also retains great balance, minerality and a slight sense of restraint in the vivid acidity. Fresh and compelling. Drinkable now and best from 2030."
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2026-01-27
"The 2023 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard is classy, elegant and polished. Soft contours and lifted aromatics convey total finesse. Orchard fruit, lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers, mint, white pepper and acacia are all very nicely lifted. This is an especially refined rendition of Hyde."
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2025-10-16
"The 2023 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard is elegant and expressive! Quince and white peach are accented by wafts of matchstick, elderflower, Greek yogurt and crème brûlée. The medium-bodied palate is bursting with concentrated, nuanced flavors delivered in a silky texture. Vibrant acidity adds compelling tension, and it has a very long, elegant finish. It should be long lived in the cellar."
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2026-04-15
"Starts off quiet and tight, with citrus notes mingling with tangy accents of mango and guava on a supple and incredibly juicy frame. As the wine continues to unfurl, details of green apple hard candy, celery salt, lemongrass and lime leaf linger on the fresh, persistent finish. Drink now through 2039.-M.W."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2025-04-30
"This outstanding, age-worthy wine shows all the richness, breadth and depth typical of this singular property on the Napa side of Carneros. It is ripe and fruity in aromas, creamy in texture and layered in pastry, baked apple, nutmeg and vanilla bean flavors. Poached pears, marzipan, lemon zest and meringue flavors expand on the palate. Such a long, lingering finish, too. Drinkable now, but best from 2030."
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2025-08-07
"The 2022 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard comes from Old Wente and Calera vines planted in 1997, 1999 and 2014. The grapes were harvested on August 19 and September 2, before the devastating Labor Day heat wave. Barrel-fermented and matured for 20 months in 20% new French oak barrels, initial tones of candle smoke and matchstick on the nose give way to baked peach, meringue and citrus blossom aromas. The medium-bodied palate is intensely concentrated and features candied citrus and mineral flavors. Its power is balanced by mouthwatering acidity, and it has a finish that goes on and on."
2022
Wine Spectator
Score
96
Date
2024-05-01
"Powerful in its purity and energy, this wine bursts forth, with notes of tangerine, Meyer lemon and Asian and poached pear. Details of lemon verbena, preserved ginger, toasted, salted hazelnut and marzipan are all amplified by the fresh acidity and long, expressive finish, where the citrus zest and orange blossom notes linger. Drink now through 2033. From California.-M.W."
2022
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2024-02-13
"The 2022 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard represents a decidedly understated side of this site. But, the Hyde Chardonnay here now includes a new version of Calera clone in the blend, and that is part of what has shifted the style of this wine. Apricot, chamomile, spice and light tropical overtones all grace this silky, creamy Chardonnay. This is especially finessed."