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1991 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 4
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sawira wrote:
November 24, 2012 - This bottle seriously seeping after a winebid purchase (no seepage noted). Cork fully saturated and broke in half on opening. Still, this is superb. Roasted hazelnuts, beeswax, caramel and other tertiaries over 2 hours, This started strong, faded after five minutes, then re-emerged at the hour mark, but only about where it started. This is limping - obviously old and has been through a few wars. Notable though for its persistence. Would love to try a pristine bottle.
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sethmorgenlong wrote:
October 14, 2011 - Tasted blind.
Golden yellow.
Funky nose with mature and oxidatized bouquet of chamomile, hay, dry honey extract, dried mint, baking spice, golden apple skin and pear brûlée. Rather soft and gentile with nice persistence and depth, though not amazingly complex . Good concentration, moderate oiliness and petrol character. Guessed early to mid 90's Ramonet Chassagne Cailleret. -
pbjosh wrote:
October 14, 2011 - Beautiful, integrated, effortless wine. Concentrated with rainwater, hints of lemon, toasted nuts, wet rock and some waxy characters. Probably won't improve and offers a lot of joy now.
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By John Kapon
Los Angeles Quarterly, 10/12/2005(Mount Eden Chardonnay) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 1998, IWC Issue #79 (link)(Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains (in double magnum)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
12/2/2011 (link) 93 points(Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains) Medium golden color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; tart lemon, savory, sea urchin risotto, baked lemon nose with lift; tasty, mature, a little tight, ripe lemon, mineral, baked lemon palate; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1991
- Type White
- Producer Mount Eden Vineyards
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 24 (80%)
- Consumed 6 (20%)
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- ProducerMount Eden Vineyards
- VarietyChardonnay
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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