2004 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains

Community Tasting Notes (53) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  9/1/2023 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Out of the btl, darker color. Looked oxidized, yet didn’t smell like it. Good fruit on the nose. It took its time to open up (almost 20 years old). My last glass was really special and only lacking more food. Drink to enjoy. Our last btl😂

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  11/26/2020 - wineoracle Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Amber, gold in the glass. Nose of honey, pineapple,sweet flowers. Ripe stone fruit with nice acidity. Very delightful.

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  7/12/2020 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Dark amber color, great flavor, delicious, 16 years old and still going strong. Unbelievable

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  5/24/2020 - devraj Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Clear gold in color. Expressive aromatics of toasted sesame, orange blossom, honey suckle, pineapple, and yellow florals. Superb palate shows ripe orchard pit fruits, orange blossom, medium acidity, intense inner mouth perfume of florals and a long, honeyed and oily finish. Wow! 14 year old CA Chard.

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  12/20/2018 - mghomula Likes this wine: 94 Points

  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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