2024 Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Carneros Chardonnay

The vineyard has a simple moniker, “a warm spot in a cool place.”  This unique climate allows us to achieve optimally ripe grapes with a vin-de-garde personality.  The wine exhibits organic notes derived from the soil, while the palate reveals immense depth and complexity.

Mark Aubert’s Tasting Notes

The 2024 Larry Hyde & Sons Chardonnay is a case study in complex, soil-driven wine. At once full of generous, ripe apricot and lemon oils, the 2024 Larry Hyde & Sons is equally defined by its spicy, earthy notes of white pepper, crystallized ginger, and buckwheat honey. On the palate the wine continues with notes of lemon thyme, chamomile, and beeswax. Ethereal and graceful, the 2024 Larry Hyde & Sons seemingly dances across the palate. The complexity of this cuvée and textural and aromatic density afforded by old vines on this storied terroir provide the underpinnings for effortless development over the next 10 to 15 years of cellar age. The wine is slightly hazy, showing our commitment to minimal intervention winemaking.