Tobias Glen Vivo Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard Carneros 2018

Heavy aroma of ripe yellow apples, bruised apricot, carambola, meyer lemon, orange blossom, and chamomile tea. On the palate, beautiful salinity, sliced almonds, pickled ginger, and bruised yellow pear. The delicious slightly oxidative flavors, and complexity this wine has developed, makes it one of the most enchanting, unique bottle Chardonnay I’ve had recently.

Critical Acclaim

95 Wine Advocate

From the Hyde vineyard, the 2018 Chardonnay vivo has open-knit aromas of baked apples and lemon peel, cut hay, saline and almonds with a spicy undercurrent. The palate is medium-bodied, silky and super energetic, opulent but pleasantly punishing in its raciness all at once, broad then precise, savory then citrusy, with incredibly addicting juiciness begging for another sip on the very long, coiled finish. This is fantastic, singular, super structured and should age a very long time in bottle. Wow! About 100 cases were made. California Winery & Vineyards is a new and very small project of about 400 cases made by consulting winemaker Stphane Vivier. 2016 was the first vintage.

94 Wine Enthusiast

With quenching acidity and citrus-led stoniness, this is a refined, elegant and well-integrated white wine that is complex and immensely memorable. Nuanced flavors of pear and green apple delve into a lasting hint of white peach.