Vanessa

9.1

Delicious! It’s the 2017 Domaine de Villaine Rully 1er Cru ‘Les Margotés.’

This wine has a beautiful medium lemon (trending gold) hue and offers medium(+) intensity of aromas and flavors including ripe star fruit, melon, honeydew, white nectarine, just ripe mango, yellow apple, pear, and quince, next to gardenia, white blossom, fennel, chalk, and cream.

It paired wonderfully with the grilled halibut topped with basil, garlic, lemon butter. — 2 months ago

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Michael Greene

9.0

Lemons and wax. Nice with some frittata misto — 8 months ago

John Riddick

8.9

Very delicious Pinot, but was expecting a little more complexity. Wonderful pairing with salmon. — 2 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

9.1

Cherries, soft tannins — 3 months ago

Andrew Formi

9.2

Fantastic — 4 months ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.1

Pretty. 2017 — 10 months ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2022/8. As I’ve noted lately, it feels like the de Villaine whites have added another level in the last several years - deeper, more complex and more satisfying, without sacrificing any joyousness and without trying to be Meursault or anything like that. — 2 years ago

Scott E. Becker

9.3

[Tasted on July 27, 2024 at l’Ete du Vin with Ned and Beth]

Apricot, apple, and citrus fruit, with nice minerality. Silky and well balanced. — 4 months ago

Vanessa

9.3

Here’s a stunning Pinot Noir born of two legendary winemaking families – one from Burgundy (de Villaine) and one from Carneros, Napa (Hyde) – brought together through the marriage of Pamela & Aubert de Villaine.

Hyde de Villaine (HdV) is a boutique Napa winery and an intimate partnership between the de Villaine family (of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti / Domaine de Villaine) and the Hyde family (of Hyde Vineyards) forming a bridge, and deepening the bond, between their respective winemaking heritages.

The wine label bears a coat of arms for the de la Guerra family, among the earliest pioneers of winemaking in California, garnering awards dating back to 1876. The Hydes are descendants of this family; featuring the coat of arms is a tender way of paying homage to the family legacy, history, and tradition.

This particular wine is the Hyde Vineyard Ygnacia Pinot Noir 2021, made from select blocks of coveted Hyde Vineyard fruit.

It has a pristine ruby hue and pronounced aromas and flavors of wild strawberry, cherry, boysenberry, black cherry, red currant, rose water, hibiscus, licorice, wet stones, vanilla, nutmeg, cardamom, and clove. A crisp acidity adding vibrancy to balance the perfectly ripe expression of the fruit. It is dry with medium, fine-grained tannins, medium alcohol (13.8% ABV) and a long, elegant finish.

An all-around beautiful wine with the structure to age while remaining highly approachable and thoroughly delicious even in youth. — 4 months ago

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Alan Weinberg

9.2

delicious fruit but can’t say it’s a step up from Val Villaine. Needs time. 2008, V8. — 2 years ago