Hyde De Villaine
Californio Hyde Vineyard Syrah
Carneros, North Coast, California, USA
Californio dreamin’. The elegance of the Hyde vineyard shows through here. A bull wearing ballet flats. Beef jerky, roasted meat juices, raspberry, vanilla, and charcoal. Really lovely.
Californio dreamin’. The elegance of the Hyde vineyard shows through here. A bull wearing ballet flats. Beef jerky, roasted meat juices, raspberry, vanilla, and charcoal. Really lovely.
May 20th, 2018
Cherry, blackberry, black tea, tobacco. Excellent structure backdropped by a loamy minerality / some earth.
Cherry, blackberry, black tea, tobacco. Excellent structure backdropped by a loamy minerality / some earth.
Nov 4th, 2017
Bright red with a magenta rim. Sour cherries hit you first followed by more dark fruits. There's a touch of sweetness and minerality. Surprising acidity and soft tannins. It's a little lighter bodied than I had expected. This needs some air before it opened up but was pretty nice.
Bright red with a magenta rim. Sour cherries hit you first followed by more dark fruits. There's a touch of sweetness and minerality. Surprising acidity and soft tannins. It's a little lighter bodied than I had expected. This needs some air before it opened up but was pretty nice.
Jun 10th, 2017
Big, meaty, juicy, substantial, textured Syrah. Californio-ia.
Big, meaty, juicy, substantial, textured Syrah. Californio-ia.
May 9th, 2016
We will hold out second bottle for a few more years!
We will hold out second bottle for a few more years!
Aug 14th, 2016Patience with this one. 3-4 hours of enjoyable sipping. The last half glass was actualized.
Patience with this one. 3-4 hours of enjoyable sipping. The last half glass was actualized.
Jul 15th, 2016
Really like this Syrah. Powerful yet restrained. Like the peppery finish and earth
Really like this Syrah. Powerful yet restrained. Like the peppery finish and earth
May 5th, 2016
Very fruit forward nose & flavor. Cherries hit strongly at first with some woody (cedar?) backdrop and pleasant astringent tannins. A nice fruity wine, my preference would be for more earthy balance.
Very fruit forward nose & flavor. Cherries hit strongly at first with some woody (cedar?) backdrop and pleasant astringent tannins. A nice fruity wine, my preference would be for more earthy balance.
Apr 23rd, 2016