2014 Aubert, Larry Hyde & Sons Chardonnay, Los Carneros, D-Magnum (3L)
Price On Request
95RP
Critic key
RP = Robert Parker
- Rating
- RP95
- Producer
- Aubert
- Vintage
- 2014
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Los Carneros
- Country
- United States
- Format
- D-Magnum
- Volume
- 3000mL
- Type
- Still
- Color
- White
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Product Description
RP95 "The 2014 Chardonnay Larry Hyde & Sons has a greenish hue to its light-gold color, a fresh, lively nose of poached pears, citrus oil, honeysuckle, a hint of pineapple and tangerine. This is a beautiful, full-bodied Chardonnay to drink over the next decade or more." RP Oct 2016)
AG95 "The 2014 Chardonnay Larry Hyde and Sons opens with strikingly beautiful aromatics. Sensual, layered and polished, the Hyde boasts fabulous purity, nuance and class. Apricot pit, honey, candied lemon, crème brulee, wild flowers, mint and lightly buttered notes meld into the supple, radiant finish. This is a great example of Hyde." AG for VM Feb 2016
Robert Parker writes, "Mark Aubert continues to set the bar incredibly high for the world-class quality of his Burgundian-styled, remarkable Chardonnays, which come from relatively cool sites spread from Rutherford in Napa Valley to the far reaches of the Sonoma Coast. As I indicated last year, Aubert is at the top of his game, and it is hard to believe any Chardonnay winemaker in the world is turning out a half-dozen Chardonnays at this qualitative level year in and year out. He has had an incredible run of great success, after being mentored by none other than the reclusive and supremely talented Helen Turley when he took over the winemaking job at Peter Michael, then proceeded on to impressive sojourns at Colgin Estate as well as Tom Futo’s winery in Oakville.
I have consistently bought these wines since his first vintages, and I’ve been truly amazed at how long they evolve and last. I tend to drink them all relatively young, but I’ve been shocked by his early vintages, such as 2004, that are still incredibly vibrant and youthful... so here’s to Mark Aubert! His legacy is already complete, but he still hasn’t stopped pushing the envelope of quality.
The 2015s are all in the 15-15.3% alcohol range, which is normal for his wines. They were all extremely long-fermenting and have turned out to be as spectacular as what he achieved in previous vintages such as 2012, 2013 and 2014. All of these vineyards are planted, for the most part, with either low-bearing old Wente clones of Chardonnay that he got from the Hyde Vineyard, a suitcase Montrachet clone that was pulled out of one of the Montrachet vineyards in France, and occasionally, some of the so-called Calera clone of Chardonnay, which is probably also a descendent of a Montrachet cutting.
If you haven’t experienced the incredible talent of Mark Aubert, it’s about time, but it’s getting impossible to access his wines, given the massive interest from serious collectors and amateurs of great wine." Published: Oct 28, 2016
AG95 "The 2014 Chardonnay Larry Hyde and Sons opens with strikingly beautiful aromatics. Sensual, layered and polished, the Hyde boasts fabulous purity, nuance and class. Apricot pit, honey, candied lemon, crème brulee, wild flowers, mint and lightly buttered notes meld into the supple, radiant finish. This is a great example of Hyde." AG for VM Feb 2016
Robert Parker writes, "Mark Aubert continues to set the bar incredibly high for the world-class quality of his Burgundian-styled, remarkable Chardonnays, which come from relatively cool sites spread from Rutherford in Napa Valley to the far reaches of the Sonoma Coast. As I indicated last year, Aubert is at the top of his game, and it is hard to believe any Chardonnay winemaker in the world is turning out a half-dozen Chardonnays at this qualitative level year in and year out. He has had an incredible run of great success, after being mentored by none other than the reclusive and supremely talented Helen Turley when he took over the winemaking job at Peter Michael, then proceeded on to impressive sojourns at Colgin Estate as well as Tom Futo’s winery in Oakville.
I have consistently bought these wines since his first vintages, and I’ve been truly amazed at how long they evolve and last. I tend to drink them all relatively young, but I’ve been shocked by his early vintages, such as 2004, that are still incredibly vibrant and youthful... so here’s to Mark Aubert! His legacy is already complete, but he still hasn’t stopped pushing the envelope of quality.
The 2015s are all in the 15-15.3% alcohol range, which is normal for his wines. They were all extremely long-fermenting and have turned out to be as spectacular as what he achieved in previous vintages such as 2012, 2013 and 2014. All of these vineyards are planted, for the most part, with either low-bearing old Wente clones of Chardonnay that he got from the Hyde Vineyard, a suitcase Montrachet clone that was pulled out of one of the Montrachet vineyards in France, and occasionally, some of the so-called Calera clone of Chardonnay, which is probably also a descendent of a Montrachet cutting.
If you haven’t experienced the incredible talent of Mark Aubert, it’s about time, but it’s getting impossible to access his wines, given the massive interest from serious collectors and amateurs of great wine." Published: Oct 28, 2016