Vineyards
Hyde Vineyard is on the Napa side of the Carneros District. Summer temperatures are kept relatively cool by marine air flowing through the Petaluma Gap. Ancient creek beds provide drainage and add a scattering of rocks.
Harvest Date: Aug 28 (Calera) & Sept 6 (Old Wente)
Brix: 22.6˚
Soil: The soils are quite heavy Haire Clay Loam about 30 inches deep with impenetrable clay subsoil which limits vine vigor and crop yield.
Clones: Sixty-five percent Old Wente field selection (planted 1997 and 1999) and 35% a selection of Calera that Larry Hyde chose himself (planted 2014)
AVA: Napa-Carneros
Winemaking
Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Fermentation: We press whole grape clusters for phenolic delicacy. Native yeast and full native malolactic fermentation take place in barrel, with sur lies bâtonnage.
Aging: After aging 20 months in 20% new Taransaud Beaune French oak barrels, the Chardonnay was traditionally fined for clarity and texture and bottled without filtration in June 2023.
