Massican Napa Valley Hyde Chardonnay 2023

Massican was established in the early 2000s as the first exclusively white wine winery in the Napa Valley. Two decades on, winemaker Dan Petroski has firmly established himself as onw of the pre-eminent white producers in the entirety of California. This Chardonnay - sourced from one of the variety's most famous vineyards in California - is loaded with energetic fruit flavours and crackling acidity. A stand out. 

95/100 - Winemaker Dan Petroski sources this fruit from the eponymous Hyde Vineyard, one of California's most famous and historic Chardonnay sites. It was founded by Larry Hyde in Carneros in 1979; the Musque clone of Chardonnay that Dan uses in this wine was planted in 1992. Honeyed aromatics show a tremendous depth bolstered by such lively acidity and brilliant saline character with seaspray lifting honey-drizzled peaches. The palate shows as Old World; fresh nectarines, smoky grilled lemon slices and a glorious sea salt are cut by a filigreed minerality that carries elegantly into the finish. - Clive Pursehouse, Decanter

94/100 - Fermented and aged in 100% large new-oak barrels, this is a tradition-breaking, linear wine from the famous Hyde Vineyard in Carneros. Using Musque clone vines, it brings a slightly floral, peachy, jicama-tasting wine that’s light-bodied, mineral laden and energized with acidity. Drink or hold. - James Suckling