2004 Chardonnay

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Winemaker Notes
Ten days of unusually warm weather in early March got the growing season off to a fast start in 2004. Bloom occurred three weeks in advance, however the season eventually slowed as the climate at Hyde Vineyards was cool and unsettled, yet free of rain. Finally, the weather was nearly perfect consisting of foggy mornings and warm, breezy afternoons - enough to concentrate dense flavors and sugar. The yields were light again in 2004 offering dense and concentrated fruit. Harvest started two weeks earlier than usual for HdV, a few days before the temperature increase in early September.

Barrel aged for 11 months on lees with 25% new French oak, the 2004 HdV Chardonnay will be a special wine to cellar. This wine was bottled without fining and filtration.

The result is a dense, well balanced and complex wine. This Chardonnay shows layers of stone fruit and mineral character with peach, citrusy and honeysuckle notes. The wine knows how to retain flavors with a structured acid backbone and a lingering, refined finish. - Stéphane Vivier, Winemaker, HdV Wines

“The 2004 HdV Chardonnay will improve for another five to eight years and will be a great addition at a table with food, friends and family. Serve at 55°F and may be paired with monkfish, scallops, sea bass, lobster or chicken.

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