Chardonnay "Hyde Vineyard", HdV, Carneros, CA, 2023

The 2023 Hyde de Villaine (HdV) Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay from Carneros has been exceptionally well received by major wine critics, with scores clustering in the mid-90s to high-90s.

Overall critical consensus

The 2023 vintage is viewed as a particularly elegant expression of Hyde Vineyard, emphasizing:

• Precision and minerality over richness
• Bright citrus, white flowers, and orchard fruit
• Restrained, well-integrated oak
• Vibrant acidity and exceptional length
• Excellent cellar potential (roughly 10–12+ years)

Several critics remarked that the cool 2023 growing season allowed the vineyard's terroir to show with unusual clarity rather than producing an overtly ripe California style.

For collectors of California Chardonnay, the 2023 HdV Hyde Vineyard is widely considered one of the benchmark releases of the vintage and is among the highest-rated California Chardonnays from 2023.