Hyde De Villaine
Californio Hyde Vineyard Syrah
Carneros, North Coast, California, USA
Aromas and texture were mind bending... Flavors exquisite, black olive charred meat, sweet smoke.... The first sip and I wanted to give it a 10. Finish didn't last quite as long as I expected, but perhaps I was expecting too much.
Aromas and texture were mind bending... Flavors exquisite, black olive charred meat, sweet smoke.... The first sip and I wanted to give it a 10. Finish didn't last quite as long as I expected, but perhaps I was expecting too much.
Aug 30th, 2015
Beautiful syrah that I will really have trouble identifying blindly. Ruby colour almost still purple even after 15 years, suggesting still beautiful years of ageing potential. On the nose, the bouquet is rich and intense, marked by the Bordeaux style, on a beautifully melted ageing with primary notes. The whole is rich and complex, between notes of black fruits (blackberry, blueberry, plum) tobacco ageing, chocolate, vanilla, cypress; evolved undergrowth notes and so on, it's a real taste journey!
Magnifique syrah que j’aurai vraiment du mal à identifier à l’aveugle. Robe rubis presqu’encore violine même après 15 ans, suggérant encore de belles années de potentiel de garde. Au nez le bouquet est riche et intense, marqué par le style bordelais, sur un élevage admirablement fondu aux notes primaire. L’ensemble est riche et complexe, entres notes de fruits noirs (mûre, myrtille, prune) élevage tabac, chocolat, vanille, cyprès; notes évoluées sous-bois et j’en passe, c’est un vrai voyage gustatif!
Beautiful syrah that I will really have trouble identifying blindly. Ruby colour almost still purple even after 15 years, suggesting still beautiful years of ageing potential. On the nose, the bouquet is rich and intense, marked by the Bordeaux style, on a beautifully melted ageing with primary notes. The whole is rich and complex, between notes of black fruits (blackberry, blueberry, plum) tobacco ageing, chocolate, vanilla, cypress; evolved undergrowth notes and so on, it's a real taste journey!
Magnifique syrah que j’aurai vraiment du mal à identifier à l’aveugle. Robe rubis presqu’encore violine même après 15 ans, suggérant encore de belles années de potentiel de garde. Au nez le bouquet est riche et intense, marqué par le style bordelais, sur un élevage admirablement fondu aux notes primaire. L’ensemble est riche et complexe, entres notes de fruits noirs (mûre, myrtille, prune) élevage tabac, chocolat, vanille, cyprès; notes évoluées sous-bois et j’en passe, c’est un vrai voyage gustatif!
Awesome. Like Northern Rhone w sunny California fruit. Really elegant.
Awesome. Like Northern Rhone w sunny California fruit. Really elegant.
Aug 31st, 2013Great with lamb, and veal...also stands alone to enjoy on the deck !!!
Great with lamb, and veal...also stands alone to enjoy on the deck !!!
Jun 27th, 2013Josh had this 8 years ago
Josh had this 8 years ago
Jan 31st, 2017