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#37 in Top 100 World Wines, 2025. This outstanding, age-worthy wine shows all the richness, breadth and depth typical of this singular property on the Napa side of Carneros. It is ripe and fruity in aromas, creamy in texture and layered in pastry, baked apple, nutmeg and vanilla bean flavors. Poached pears, marzipan, lemon zest and meringue flavors expand on the palate. Such a long, lingering finish, too. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one that has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is Chardonnay. This green-skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity, which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
Country
United States
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
Region
California
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.
Appellation
Carneros
JS98pts
James Suckling
#37 in Top 100 World Wines, 2025. This outstanding, age-worthy wine shows all the richness, breadth and depth typical of this singular property on the Napa side of Carneros. It is ripe and fruity in aromas, creamy in texture and layered in pastry, baked apple, nutmeg and vanilla bean flavors. Poached pears, marzipan, lemon zest and meringue flavors expand on the palate. Such a long, lingering finish, too. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.
DC97pts
Decanter
First made in 1996, Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay was the first wine produced at Ramey. ‘I knew Larry Hyde from my time at Matanzas Creek because Merry Edwards, whom I replaced, was selling Sémillon to him,’ recalls David Ramey. ‘Larry was the first guy I called after quitting Dominus. I remember sitting in a car with Larry as a new moon rose, and I said, "That’s a good sign." So, we never had a written contract—just a handshake. As you drive into Hyde, there’s the Old Wente on the right, and that’s where we started.’ This Chardonnay is super dense and concentrated, with layers of ginger spice and salty, mineral-rich intensity. The palate unfolds with a long, saline-driven aromatic richness and an unmistakable umami character. Incredibly long-lasting, it delivers tremendous concentration, richness, and freshness. Lively and spicy, with intense fruit expression and incredible depth and length. It is a compelling and complex expression of Old Wente Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay.
JD97pts
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2022 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard is expressive on the nose with notes of toasted spices, preserved citrus, fresh floral perfume, Marcona almond, and smoky earth. The palate has a full-bodied but elegant frame and a delicately rounded elegant finish with hints of pretty almond and floral perfume. Drink 2025-2037.
WA96pts
Wine Advocate
The 2022 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard comes from Old Wente and Calera vines planted in 1997, 1999 and 2014. The grapes were harvested on August 19 and September 2, before the devastating Labor Day heat wave. Barrel-fermented and matured for 20 months in 20% new French oak barrels, initial tones of candle smoke and matchstick on the nose give way to baked peach, meringue and citrus blossom aromas. The medium-bodied palate is intensely concentrated and features candied citrus and mineral flavors. Its power is balanced by mouthwatering acidity, and it has a finish that goes on and on.
WS96pts
Wine Spectator
Stunning and impressive for its purity and intensity, with a core of Meyer lemon, tangerine, pineapple and crunchy star fruit flavors. Details of lemon verbena, vetiver and ginger, along with hints of white tea and white pepper, bring more complexity into focus on a sleek and mouthwatering frame. Drink now through 2038. 731 cases made.
VM93pts
Vinous Media
The 2022 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard represents a decidedly understated side of this site. But, the Hyde Chardonnay here now includes a new version of Calera clone in the blend, and that is part of what has shifted the style of this wine. Apricot, chamomile, spice and light tropical overtones all grace this silky, creamy Chardonnay. This is especially finessed.
