2017 HYDE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC
HARVEST DATE: September 9th, 2018
PH: 3.41
ALCOHOL: 14%
AVA: Carneros - Napa Valley
PRODUCTION: 176 Cases / 138 Magnums
The 2017’ Hyde Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is Wonderment’s 3rd vintage of this classic white varietal farmed by Larry Hyde and Sons. The wine was de-stemmed and sat on skins for 6 hours before being pressed and then racked into 50% Stainless Steel Barrel and 50% Neutral Burgundian Oak fermenting in barrel. The wine was again racked after fermentation and returned to the same percentage of Stainless and Neutral Oak where it rested for 5 months before being bottled on February, 20th, 2018.
Wine Spectator, April 30th 2019 – 92pts “Vibrant, offering lime, passion fruit and ruby grapefruit notes that are crisp, transparent and expressive, with terrific intensity. A note of lemon verbena lingers.“
Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine, August 2018 – 91pts “Right in step with Wonderment’s first-rate 2016 effort from the same site, this year’s version is a very well-crafted, explicitly varietal effort that brings together elements of citrus, ripe melons, peaches, fresh herbs and a deft bit of creamy oak in a deep and seamlessly married mix. It is moderately full-bodied and slightly fleshy in feel with neatly placed acidity affording it plenty of life, and, as was the case with its predecessor, it is a beautifully balanced wine that, while delicious right now, has all of the right pieces in place to guarantee a good half-decade or more of positive growth.”
$30 / BOTTLE