Hyde de Villaine HDV Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 (Carneros, Napa Valley, California) - [JS 99] [VM 96] [WS 95]

Hyde de Villaine HDV Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay 2023
(Carneros, Napa Valley, California) - [JS 99] [VM 96] [WS 95]

Name: Hyde de Villaine HDV Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 (Carneros, Napa Valley, California) - [JS 99] [VM 96] [WS 95]
Brand: CHAMBERS & CHAMBERS
Price: 84.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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JS99 VM96 WS95

Size

750 ml

Quantity

About the winery:

HdV is a venture between the Hyde Family of Napa Valley and the de Villaine Family of Burgundy (cousin Pamela is married to Aubert de Villaine, co-director of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti). The families, related by marriage, share long histories in French and Californian winemaking. In HdV, they bring together their knowledge and experience for the purpose of creating single vineyard wines from the slopes of Hyde Vineyards. From the very first vintage in 2000, Hyde de Villaine wines have shown their pedigree, fusing the finesse and balance of Old-World winemaking with the exuberance of California fruit from the legendary Hyde Vineyard.

Hyde de Villaine (HdV) Chardonnay is distinctive from its Californian counterparts for its minerality, structure and natural acidity, all of which provide a fresh, seamless wine that pairs beautifully with food. Sourced from older-vine blocks at Hyde Vineyard, the 30-plus-year-old vines produce a wine of character and concentration. This wine is aged in French oak (20 percent new) for 12 months, followed by three months in stainless steel and an additional 14 months of bottle maturation. Reminiscent of grand cru Burgundy, this wine will age gracefully for two decades.

About this wine:

The HdV Chardonnay is our flagship wine, showcasing the legendary terroir of Hyde Vineyard. Two selections of mature Hyde Chardonnay vines build its frame: the small clusters of Wente bring out notes of citrus blossoms, yellow apple, and a touch of gunpowder while enhancing the complex mineral and savory characters. The Calera selection contributes balance, with fresh aromas of pear, peach blossom, citrus, and vibrant acidity.

All fruit coming off of the Hyde vineyard on the eastern edge of Los Carneros where the vines are exposed to winds channeled through the Petaluma Gap allow a prolonged growing season. The vines about 27 - 39 years old and grow upon beds of shallow loam over clay hardpan. The wine sees full malolactic fermentation and ages for 11 months in French oak, of which 20% is new. The finished wine is bottle unfined and unfiltered.

Technical Data:

Region: Napa Valley
Appellation: Los Carneros, Eastern edge
Vineyard: Hyde
Age of vines: 28 to 40 years
Clones: “Old Wente” and Calera selections
Exposure: South by southeast
Soil: Haire Loam Clay
Subterranean: Terraces and alluvial fans
Production: 2323 cases
Barrel Program: 20% New
Aging: 11 months
Filtering: Unfiltered & unfined

Ratings & Reviews

99 Points - James Suckling:
"This wine is truly excellent, showing a mineral-edged nose with pure energy and tension. Aromas of struck match, citrus blossoms, crushed stones and salted nuts. The palate is taut, with no hard edges and driving acidity that keeps you salivating for minutes. Closing in on perfection. Drink or hold. " (Dec 2025)

96 Points - Vinous Media:
"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." - Antonio Galloni (Nov 2025)

95 Points - Wine Spectator:
"An impressive white, with toasted fennel seed, honeysuckle, Opal apple and white peach flavors that are generous and plump, plus a drizzle of clover honey, salted toffee, lemon meringue and salted, toasted brioche. The fruit flavors take over on the finish, expanding in different directions with plenty of oomph and intensity. Drink now through 2036. 2,700 cases made." - MaryAnn Wobiec (Feb 2026)