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2005 Hyde De Villaine (HDV) Chardonnay Los Carneros
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2005 Hyde De Villaine (HDV) Chardonnay Los Carneros

Producer: Hyde De Villaine (HDV)
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Other California
Appellation: Carneros

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89 Points | Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
92 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2008

($55) Pale yellow. Wild aromas of lemon thyme, melon, beeswax and talc. Savory rather than sweet, with a saline character and solid underlying minerality to the brisk, dusty flavors of ginger, orange oil, chalk and game. Distinctly pungent, soil-inflected chardonnay that I never would have picked as coming from California. Finishes with good chewy density and excellent subtle length.

90 Points | Wine Spectator

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