Walter Scott Hyland Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Walter Scott Hyland Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

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Us: The oldest vines in the Walter Scott cellar, this single block of 1979-planted Chardonnay produced a wine so unbelievably great in 2024 that it sits neck-and-neck with X Novo. It is fascinatingly quite different from X Novo in fruit profile, movement, and finish. Lemon and tangerine electricity. Old-vine seamless harmony. Explosive, mouthwatering minerality through the finish. Damn near perfection for our tastes. An absolutely must-have for our Chardonnay followers!

Team Walter Scott: Hyland Vineyard Chardonnay opens with inviting aromas of grilled lemon, apple blossom, and fresh lemon balm layered with crushed stone minerality. The palate shows beautiful concentration with white peach, green apple, and tangy clementine, carried by vibrant acidity and a refined, chalky texture. Notes of citrus oil and orchard fruit build through the mid-palate, leading to a long, dynamic finish that lingers with bright energy and a refreshing whisper of Pacific salinity.

2023 vintage notes

98 points Paul Gregutt: "This iconic vineyard dates from 1971, here contributing fruit from a single block planted in 1979. As with old vine reds, the thing to look for here is texture. The flavors weave together as more of a tapestry than an painting, more three dimensional than two dimensional. Threads of citrus zest and flower, lemon verbena and lemon squares, crisp apple with a hint of cinnamon roll across and down through the palate, lighting it up along the way, never fading nor turning simple. The wine trails out generously until you must reach for that next sip. But the more patient you are, the more you will taste the absolute refinement and detail embedded here. 2nd day – the floral aromas are still very much in evidence, and the overall elegance and power of this wine continue to impress. Dense, packed flavors invite concentrated attention, rewarding the taster with delicate notes of pollen, dried herbs and honeycomb. Still good on day four."

 

 

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Make sure you always get a discount by using Build a Case® How it works:

If you haven't found a full case (12 bottles) to buy today, start your Build a Case®  now by purchasing a few bottles online, by phone or email. If you order online, select the Build a Case®  option. If by phone or email, just ask us to add the bottles to a Build a Case®  for you. You'll receive order confirmation and we'll cellar the wines for you until you reach a full case.

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