Mount Eden Vineyards

Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay

9.312 ratings
9.54 pro ratings
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Chardonnay
Top Notes For
Scott C

Founder / Co-director SR Wine imports

9.4

Stunning . Rich , butterscotch, vanilla bean . Citrus , apple pie . Long and very good .

Stunning . Rich , butterscotch, vanilla bean . Citrus , apple pie . Long and very good .

Dec 26th, 2023
Ron R
9.4

I re-learned how good this producer is. It’s complex, layered and textured, with just the right amounts of almond, brioche and honied notes on the nose and mid palate. While the acidity is fairly restrained, this presents like it has many more years ahead of it.
There’s an informality and freshness to this wine which belies its quality and sheer elegance. If you don’t want to spend on Aubert, Kistler et al., you should pay a visit to this producer.

I re-learned how good this producer is. It’s complex, layered and textured, with just the right amounts of almond, brioche and honied notes on the nose and mid palate. While the acidity is fairly restrained, this presents like it has many more years ahead of it.
There’s an informality and freshness to this wine which belies its quality and sheer elegance. If you don’t want to spend on Aubert, Kistler et al., you should pay a visit to this producer.

1 person found it helpfulMay 8th, 2022
Kurt Schuster

Opened a bit tart, almost like it was an over abundance of acid. Quickly developed into really sublime flavors of light citrus, crisp, unripe, honeydew, some good floral, almost gardenia notes in it. 

Opened a bit tart, almost like it was an over abundance of acid. Quickly developed into really sublime flavors of light citrus, crisp, unripe, honeydew, some good floral, almost gardenia notes in it. 

Apr 22nd, 2023
Charlie Tapp

Roasted pineapple, papaya, guava, honey and white flowers.

Roasted pineapple, papaya, guava, honey and white flowers.

Apr 7th, 2023
Charlie Tapp

Brioche, pineapple, almond paste and honeycomb.

Brioche, pineapple, almond paste and honeycomb.

Jan 14th, 2023
Dawn E.

Absolutely an amazing wine! Thank you @Ron R for recommending this! I am experiencing so many elements at the same time. Reminisce of an aged Chenin Blanc where you get creaminess almost wax cheese rind and honey. Picking up an almond sticky bun. Not really acidity but unique freshness of lemon, peaches & yellow apples. Golden hay in color, Med+ body w/ nice long finish. Drinking this w/ a nice chill presents some nice acidity.
Hard not to make a comparison (sigh) to something I paid a lot more for and enjoyed...not so much! Love the balance and 13.5 alc.

Absolutely an amazing wine! Thank you @Ron R for recommending this! I am experiencing so many elements at the same time. Reminisce of an aged Chenin Blanc where you get creaminess almost wax cheese rind and honey. Picking up an almond sticky bun. Not really acidity but unique freshness of lemon, peaches & yellow apples. Golden hay in color, Med+ body w/ nice long finish. Drinking this w/ a nice chill presents some nice acidity.
Hard not to make a comparison (sigh) to something I paid a lot more for and enjoyed...not so much! Love the balance and 13.5 alc.

Jun 23rd, 2022
Dan
8.7

Golden straw, lemon nose, caramel notes, white pepper. Lots of caramel yellow apple, some flabby lemon but also decent acidity, fair amount of cream. Seems just slightly out of balance but may just be in dumb phase.

Golden straw, lemon nose, caramel notes, white pepper. Lots of caramel yellow apple, some flabby lemon but also decent acidity, fair amount of cream. Seems just slightly out of balance but may just be in dumb phase.

Oct 28th, 2021
Tyler Felous

Beautiful color. Clean, fragrant, all the classic chard notes put together beautifully

Beautiful color. Clean, fragrant, all the classic chard notes put together beautifully

Oct 16th, 2021
jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

9.6

jesus had this 6 years ago

jesus had this 6 years ago

Mar 28th, 2018
Mary Orlin

Mary had this 6 years ago

Mary had this 6 years ago

Jan 10th, 2018