2021 Mount Eden "Estate" Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay
96JD
94RP
94VN
93JS
93WE
$64.95
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96
Jeb Dunnuck
Reviewed April 2025A wine with tremendous lineage and ageability, the 2021 Chardonnay Estate offers a depth of golden nectar, pear, and toasted oak, with a prestigious length and breadth that only begins to suggest its ability to age another 25-30 years. (Winemaker Jeffrey Patterson has been driven for decades by a dedicated vision of longevity for these wines.) The high levels of acidity lead toward a refined palate of elegantly demure fruit, a quench of Meyer lemon, and nuanced, integrated oak, just a touch of hazelnut accenting the long finish to great effect. With its pedigree for aging wines, this should drink best 2031-2046. (VB)
Professional Reviews
94
Wine Advocate
The 2021 Chardonnay Estate strikes an admirable balance between textural decadence and tensile sturdiness. It leads with a rich, layered nose of honeyed orchard fruits, blanched almonds and baking spices. The palate harnesses a soft, creamy richness with lifted acidity and impressive, saline length on the finish. Continuing the time-tested style of Mount Eden, this should build further complexity and intensity for nearly a decade. (ML)
94
Vinous
Deep golden yellow in the glass, the 2021 Chardonnay Estate Bottled is soft-spoken and inward today. It’s clearly holding its power in reserve as it plots its next move. Briny, focused, lemony acidity presses on with much gusto, energizing a deep well of crushed stones, soft floral tones and green pear fruit. Rounded and enveloping, it unfurls at a snail’s pace as lime zest and subtle tropical flourishes inflect the finish. This classy, restrained wine needs a couple of years in bottle to fully blossom. (BN) 94+
93
James Suckling
A filigreed and pure nose turns to a lean, flinty palate with mouthwatering citrus fruit, tarragon and a finish that nods in the direction of Chablis with its confident chalkiness. Drink or hold, but there is no rush.
Details
| Origin | Santa Cruz Mountains, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Alcohol Content | 14% |
| SKU | 1912457 |