Mount Eden Vineyards

Reserve Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay

9.354 ratings
9.222 pro ratings
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
Matt Perlman

Burnished gold, mature but still hanging onto its fruit and acidity. Baking spice, honey, citrus, butterscotch, rich and harmonious, a treat but drink soon

Burnished gold, mature but still hanging onto its fruit and acidity. Baking spice, honey, citrus, butterscotch, rich and harmonious, a treat but drink soon

Apr 8th, 2023
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9.5

The 2017 Chardonnay Reserve is an intriguing wine. For a vintage that was so torrid, the Reserve remains very much light on its feet. Tangerine oil, hazelnut, passionfruit, chamomile, butter, baked apple tart and pastry lend quite a bit of nuance. There's good freshness and plenty of complexity. Time brings out the wine's textural richness and exotic flair. The 2017 spent ten months in oak and then a year in tank prior to being bottled. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2022)

The 2017 Chardonnay Reserve is an intriguing wine. For a vintage that was so torrid, the Reserve remains very much light on its feet. Tangerine oil, hazelnut, passionfruit, chamomile, butter, baked apple tart and pastry lend quite a bit of nuance. There's good freshness and plenty of complexity. Time brings out the wine's textural richness and exotic flair. The 2017 spent ten months in oak and then a year in tank prior to being bottled. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2022)

Jul 15th, 2022
Matt Perlman

Green gold in the glass, prodigious effort with layers of citrus, pear, honeysuckle and seamlessly integrated oak. Oh so classic

Green gold in the glass, prodigious effort with layers of citrus, pear, honeysuckle and seamlessly integrated oak. Oh so classic

Jun 27th, 2021
Eric Urbani

Open for 24 hrs. Prominent yet well integrated oak. Outstanding

Open for 24 hrs. Prominent yet well integrated oak. Outstanding

2 people found it helpfulNov 19th, 2019
Austin Hohnke

A truly exceptional Chard drinking at peak. Rich, long, and layered. A nice, complete picture wine. Oaky without sticking out, boozy without feeling hot.
Deep lemon in the glass. Vanilla, faint honey, preserved lemons, and slight tropics, melons, and stones.
Get at this in the next year or so.

A truly exceptional Chard drinking at peak. Rich, long, and layered. A nice, complete picture wine. Oaky without sticking out, boozy without feeling hot.
Deep lemon in the glass. Vanilla, faint honey, preserved lemons, and slight tropics, melons, and stones.
Get at this in the next year or so.

1 person found it helpfulApr 26th, 2019
Nathan Kandler

Winemaker Thomas Fogarty Winery

9.1

Autolysis

Autolysis

1 person found it helpfulJun 11th, 2013
Jim Kuhner

Sales/Marketing, Dunstan

9.5

Wow. I am beginning to fall for Mount Eden's mystical and mysterious ways. I can feel a road trip coming on....

Wow. I am beginning to fall for Mount Eden's mystical and mysterious ways. I can feel a road trip coming on....

Jan 30th, 2014
Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

9.1

Balance in a hedonistic year.

Balance in a hedonistic year.

Nov 6th, 2013
Eric L.

Still remarkably fresh.

Still remarkably fresh.

Nov 28th, 2023
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

2017 vintage. Mount Eden Vineyards wine dinner @Mister A’s Restaurant-San Diego. Orange oil, crème brûlée and pear in the nose. Some overripe, red delicious apple joins in with those impressions on the flavor side of things. Heavy body and somewhat unctuous. Just enough acidity to maintain order and stay out of Flabbytown. 4.20.23.

2017 vintage. Mount Eden Vineyards wine dinner @Mister A’s Restaurant-San Diego. Orange oil, crème brûlée and pear in the nose. Some overripe, red delicious apple joins in with those impressions on the flavor side of things. Heavy body and somewhat unctuous. Just enough acidity to maintain order and stay out of Flabbytown. 4.20.23.

Apr 20th, 2023