Patz & Hall, 2003 Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay

I bought this bottle at the “Wine Club” near the San Jose airport, this place is kind of like Costco for wines. You will find everything from $2 Chardonnay to $1000 Bordeaux. The Hyde Vineyard area is known for producing some of the finest chardonnay grapes California has to offer. You usually only see the “Hyde Vineyard” label on higher priced wines. This wine was aged in “small” French Oak barrels, which is another way of saying it was “Over Oak’d”. The wine was also bottled unfiltered, this bottle didn’t have any sediment, but if you buy it, pour gently. Bright yellow/greenish color; citrus and vanilla flavors, long creamy oak finish.