2018 Mount Eden Vineyards Estate Chardonnay 1.5L [WE94][JD93][W&S92]

Producer: Mount Eden Vineyards  
Region: Santa Cruz Mountains, California 
Varietal: Chardonnay  
Year: 2018 

Wine Enthusiast, 94 Points 

"Honeyed nut, tangerine peel and baked apple aromas show on the nose of this bottling. A zesty acidity enlivens the palate from front to back, carrying toasty flavors of pan-seared apple, cashew, sea salt and white flower." 

Jeb Dunnuck, 93 Points 

"A Burgundy lover’s Chardonnay from the Santa Cruz Mountains, the 2018 Chardonnay Estate is another terrific effort from this estate. Lots of honeyed citrus, nectarine, toast, crushed stone, and white flower notes define the bouquet, and it opens beautifully with time in the glass, gaining both richness and complexity. Medium-bodied, it stays tight and compact on the palate, with bright yet integrated acidity, solid mid-palate depth, and a great finish. As with all of Patterson's wines, it's brilliantly made, balanced, and well worth checking out." 

Wine & Spirits, 92 Points 

"Mount Eden’s chardonnay vines—descended from cuttings that Paul Masson brought from Burgundy around 1900—grow a powerful, earthy white with structure to spare. Fermented in French oak barrels (50 percent new), this is smoky and savory, with a refreshing lemony cut that should serve it well through several years of bottle aging." 

Alcohol: 13.5% 

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