June 4, 2022 - sdwineguru nailed the notes and score for me. A great bottle and my only one. He wrote the perfect note so I have nothing more to add other than I wish I had purchased additional bottles. Never had a bad bottle of Hyde.
May 11, 2022 - Dense. Ripe and close to being an over-the-top kind of Pinot. Not my style for sure, but plenty of fruit albeit lacking nuance. Some heat on the finish doesn't help the balance.
November 24, 2021 - Agree with ELLAW. Very wnjo
May 7, 2021 - WWB. Raspberry. Blueberry. Cedar. Long finish. Love!!
April 18, 2021 - Carneros, Calif. 2012 Hyde Estate Winery Pinot Noir Hyde Estate ($35 in August 2020). Mid-brick, amber edges; viscous (14.9 alc.); black fruit, wood, stemmy, ripe grape nose; mid-plus tannins/acids; long, deep, fruity finish. w/tri-tip. 17 UC Davis scale, 92 other scales.
January 16, 2021 - Enjoyed more than the last bottle, probably in no small part due to pouring it a full hour before tasting. Cherry cola, licorice, orange peel, barnyard. Really nicely balanced, modern with a clear line to tradition. Excellent.
October 24, 2020 - Needed ~30 minutes to flesh out. Clear, youthful violet in the glass. Nose of brambles and barnyard. Sweet, but not cloying palate, strawberry and a bit of vanilla. Fine, almost mushy tannins, medium-short finish, a little sharp and hot (just south of 15%), probably doesn't have the structure to age much further. The description at JJB said this "won't be for everyone" -- huh, this strikes me as a very solid crowd pleaser, at the intersection at CA and Burgundy. At $35, quite decent value, if not setting the world on fire. Very good.
December 3, 2019 - Medium bodied & medium plus acidity. Does not show any signs if slowing down. Tons of warm baking spice coated with chocolate covered cherries.
November 13, 2019 - Initially the nose blew me away and the fruit was plentiful and delicious. But about an hour in, the fruit started to drop out. Decanting was unnecessary. Drink up
August 28, 2019 - Solid wine - Carol and I liked the 2014 better