2004 Hyde de Villaine Chardonnay
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The 2004 Chardonnay opens with bright toast and gunflint notes, giving way to baked stone fruits, oyster shell, dried mushrooms and an earthy undercurrent. The medium-bodied palate is surprisingly fresh with loads of nutty and flinty nuances, finishing long and lifted.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate
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Bright, pale yellow. Leesy, deeply pitched aromas of fruit cocktail, earth and minerals, complicated by toffee, clove and tropical fruit nuances.Rich and silky in the mouth, with an exotic high-toned quality and a fatter texture than the de la Guerra bottling.This is sweeter, fuller and more pliant chardonnay, with a deeper pitch to its flavors. Finishes with very good breadth and length, as well as a mineral firmness.