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Thursday, December 20, 2018 - It has been 8 years since I opened a bottle of this majestic chardonnay. If one pays attention to drinking windows of the experts, even this community (which I respect more than the so called experts), I should have already drank this wine.

Thankfully, I waited a bit longer and I believe I have been rewarded.

A deep, starting to get dark, amber color in the glass. It is really beautiful. The nose was classic aged chardonnay with aged honey (you know, when you let a jar of honey sit too long, sauternes like almost), orange marmalade, creme brulee in spades, with hints of vanilla, and slight lemon. The palate was very full bodied and continues to be as lush as when I drank this last in 2010. All the secondary characteristics of a well aged and properly cellared chardonnay were showing up here demonstrating that Mt. Eden made an exceptional chardonnay in 2004. The flavors were honeyed almonds, baking spice, toasted coconut, and again hints of creme brulee (caramelized sugar and all). Surprisingly, it is still retaining a good bit of acidity. The finish was medium in length with some more honey, clove, and hints of toasted coconut and just another glimpse of that lemon. I am shocked at how well this has aged. I have one more bottle and I honestly think I am going to wait 2-5 years until I open it. It defies a bit of logic, I know, and it certainly flies in the face of the so called "experts". We will see.

It may be just personal preference, but this wine is holding firm at about 94 points for me.

50+5+14+17+8=94 pts

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