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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Snowryeder on 12/20/2014: A bit oxidized but some was left of a very good chardonnay. (3256 views) | | | Tasted by lepetitchateau on 4/23/2012 & rated 85 points: Not oxidized as is mentioned in several notes, and given the wine's age I am impressed it has held up so well as there is fruit and acid - but the oak renders this wine revolting and undrinkable by this Burgunian fan.... (4522 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 12/2/2011 flawed bottle: Mount Eden Retrospective with Jeffrey Patterson: The '90s (The Plumed Horse Restaurant, Saratoga, California): Medium orange gold color; TCA and oxidized (2338 views) | | | Tasted by clutj on 11/27/2011 & rated 90 points: Deep golden, little nose, some acid left, caramel, oak, a bit of lemon, but a slight sourness as well, but not unpleasant; just past prime; held up well for $30 (4527 views) | | | Tasted by elamasters on 4/9/2011 & rated 90 points: This bottle was terrific. Deep golden color, but not a hint of oxidized notes on either the nose or palate. Very fresh, with nice cleansing acidity. Flavors of caramel, apple, and pears. (4690 views) | | | Tasted by Vinomane on 1/31/2011 & rated 91 points: Last bottle. Would have guessed it a lesser Sauzet Puligny with 20+ years age. Oak has receded somewhat, and despite a degree of maderization, good clean fruit lingers on the midpalate. Far from a perfect bottle; perhaps there were none in this vintage. Nothing left to wait for. (4811 views) | | | Tasted by Vinomane on 1/26/2011 & rated 88 points: Belated report. Tasted 10/07 and 12/07. Both times oaky, rich and heavy, acid-deficient. Just found one last bottle. Maybe a final TN to close the book on this one. (2115 views) | | | Tasted by jfagan on 7/21/2009 flawed bottle: Well the good news is this tastes somewhat better than it looks which is not saying much. Dark golden yellow, nose of old straw, still some acidity but this has had it. 2 other bottles are the same. DOA. (1857 views) | | | Tasted by jfagan on 7/6/2007 & rated 80 points: This bottle was darkly golden colored with an old, oxidized nose. I sure hope the rest of case is better. Try again soon. (2188 views) | | | Tasted by xwine on 5/7/2006: Wonderful nutty aromas and flavors, with underlying minerals -- good acid. Complex and long. As always, Mount Eden Estate Chardonnay lives up to my expectations. (2562 views) | | | Tasted by xwine on 12/24/2004: Christmas Eve dinner with chicken braised in hard apple cider with apples and pearl onions. Aging very gracefully. Still among my favorite California chardonnays. Nice structure and balance, complex and long. A nice lemony quality with a mineral backbone. Beautiful wine. (3822 views) |
| Mount Eden Vineyards Producer websiteChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
Once referred to by wine writers as the Chaine d'Or -- or "golden chain" -- the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA sits above Silicon Valley, running along the craggy range next to the Pacific on some of the prettiest parts of Northern California. The area supports more than 75 wineries, despite being limited by geography and high land prices.
In 1981 the Santa Cruz Mountains Viticultural Appellation became federally recognized, one of the first American viticultural areas to be defined by geophysical and climatic factors. The appellation encompasses the Santa Cruz Mountain range, from Half Moon Bay in the north, to Mount Madonna in the south. The east and west boundaries are defined by elevation, extending down to 800 feet in the east and 400 feet in the west. |
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