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2013 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Reserve Santa Cruz Mountains
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 13
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Slaz wrote: 92 points
November 9, 2023 - Much energy still, good acidity, but the overall profile is overly predictable---generous oak and classic west coast Chardonnay notes, even if well integrated. Not particularly memorable.
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spendergast Likes this wine: 94 points
September 10, 2023 - This chard continues to drink well with notes of apple, melon, and minerals. Has nice balance and acidity. Paired with fried spot shrimp.
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spendergast Likes this wine: 94 points
February 26, 2023 - An excellent chard with notes of green apple, melon, minerals with good acidity and well balanced. Paired with grilled octopus.
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mac-eye Likes this wine: 93 points
July 2, 2021 - This is drinking very well now. I expect it will continue to improve for several years.
Important: This is much better when just slightly cool, e.g., 65 degrees F, rather than cold. When just cool, it hits all the right notes, with pure fruit, excellent acid balance, and hints of butter (malolactic) and fine oak. As others have written, there are notes of meyer lemon and stone fruits. There is enough acid to give it some buzz, and it perfectly balances the other elements. A treat!
If you taste it when it's too cold, it seems dull and flat. Could that be why many recent reviews rated it lower with few comments? If I had rated it when cold, I would have given it 89. Note, I tasted it warmer (70F) first and then got it cold, and then warmer again, so it's not just a matter of time in the air. -
T.E.D. wrote: 89 points
June 21, 2019 - Similar to Last note. A bit lacking for the price.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type White
- Producer Mount Eden Vineyards
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (3%)
- In Cellars 134 (39%)
- Consumed 202 (58%)
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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