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2010 Hyde De Villaine (HDV) Chardonnay Commandante Carneros
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2010 Hyde De Villaine (HDV) Chardonnay Commandante Carneros

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

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2012

(from "31-year-old Hyde Vineyard vine selections"):  Bright, pale yellow.  High-pitched aromas and flavors of fresh apricot, ripe peach, dusty spices and lavender, along with a honeyed quality that reminded me of noble rot.  Densely packed, tactile and deep, with a sexy smoky element adding interest to the middle palate.  Sweeter than the De La Guerra bottling but still quite dry.  And much more evidence of fruit on the broad, firm back end.

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