2018 Chardonnay Hyde de Villaine
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Score 95/100 · Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate, Jul 2022
The 2018 Chardonnay is powerful and hedonistic, with a touch less aromatic purity than its excellent 2019 counterpart. It opens with flinty aromas that segue to white peaches, baked apples, beeswax, roasted almonds and baking spices. The medium-bodied palate is textural and concentrated with flinty accents and rounded acidity, finishing with lots of savory layers and a compelling hint of dried sage. This deserves another 3-5 years in bottle.
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97
97/100
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95
95/100
Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate
98
98/100
James Suckling
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98 points
James Suckling
Score 98/100 · James Suckling, Feb 2022
Opulent aromas of cooked apple, lemon rind, light praline and stone. Full-bodied with linear and lively acidity that runs through the wine. Energetic and bright with tightness and structure. Steely. Drinkable now, but better in 2023.
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HdV Winery