Betsy's Pick

2004 HdV Belle Cousine Napa Valley Los Carneros: What does HdV stand for and why does it matter? Simply put, it represents a marriage between two of wine’smost influential icons: Hyde Vineyards of California and the de Villaine Falmily of Domaine de la Romanee– Conti in Burgundy. This kind of winemaking tradition, matched with the incredible quality of fruit from Hyde Vineyards in Carneros, CA makes for a Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon blend that fuses ripeness and finesse.
This 2004 HdV proprietary red earned the name “Belle Cousine” this vintage to show the reverence for the marriage between Pamela Fairbanks (Hyde’s cousin) and Aubert de Villaine of DRC. Only good things can happen to a wine with this kind of pedigree. Financial backup surely helps as well!
The winemaker, Stéphane Vivier, says of this wine, “In the glass, this wine opens into an intense mosaic of spice, blackberry, red fruits, and sweet vanilla. Following this aromatic performance, the wine surges forth with a dense core of black cherry and hickory smoke. Peppered with notes of spice, red fruits, and sweet vanilla, soft mineral tannins accompany the black cherry core through the mid-palate and on to a long finish.”
Could not have described it better ourselves! Of course there is LIMITED quantity of this wine each vintage, and as usual, first come, first served.
$67.99 / Btl $734.29/ Case