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Winter Release Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay
2024

Winemaker’s Notes

This is an outstanding follow-up to the acclaimed 2023 Hyde Chardonnay, and at this early stage, it's the leading contender for wine of the vintage. With vine farming this precise, and fifty years of ingrained family excellence in harmony with old vines in near-perfect equilibrium with their environment, quality flows naturally, year after year. In fact, working with the Hyde family, their team, and this 3.5-acre hillside vineyard has been one of the great privileges of my 30+ year career. The night we pick Hyde is always a harvest highlight for me. 

Hugely aromatic and deeply flavored. Hay, briny oyster shell, flint, honeycomb, fresh citrus, key lime, and melon. Expressive, complex, layered, and dynamic, then rich and textured, with just a touch of flamboyance. Wet stone and mineral acidity extend the lingering finish. Otherworldly. I always recommend drinking Hyde over two evenings, or giving it an hour's gentle decant. 

98 points – Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck 

“A bright golden yellow hue, the 2024 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard is savory and electric with flinty lift, green apples, salty earth, and tremendous structural length. Raised in barrel, foudre, and stainless steel, it balances richness with terrific energy. Drink 2026-2040.” 

Andy Smith


Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay  - DuMOL Winery

Vineyard

Harvest Date

August 31

Appellation

Carneros - Napa Valley

Clones

Hyde Old Wente

Age of Vines at Harvest

38 years

Barrel Aging

Fermented by native yeasts then aged in 228L French oak barrels, 27% new for 11 months. Blended and finished in Foudre & tank for 6 months. Bottled unfiltered.

Production

780 cases of 750mL
12 cases of 1.5L

Press

98 Jeb Dunnuck
98 James Suckling
97 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent