95pts Wine & Spirits

Some people love Montrachet. I love this. A blend of fruit from two ridgetop vineyards, this gives mineral intensity from Mount Eden’s vines grown in Franciscan shale soils buffered by the fruit depths of Domaine Eden’s chardonnay grown in loam. It brings on green lime freshness and the richness of porky ramen broth? In this era of climate change, this wine is like a time capsule of mountain-grown chardonnay coolness.

90pts Wine Enthusiast

There’s a tropical kick to the nose of this bottling, with fresh aromas of lemon meringue and white flower riding a steely minerality. The palate pops with acid-powered lemon-peel flavors as toasted nuts arise on the finish.

Winemaker Notes

All of the Chardonnay for this wine is grown either at Mount Eden or Domaine Eden. Prior to bottling the winemaking team tastes through all of the Chardonnay

barrels and selects for different personalities. The Domaine Eden Chardonnay is highlighted by forward fruit, earlier drinkability and obvious hedonism. It is composed of 76% Domaine Eden and 24% Mount Eden fruit. To preserve the terrior of these special sites, the Chardonnay is fermented in Burgundy barrels, using natural yeast, malolactic fermentation and aged sur-lie.

Winery Notes

Domaine Eden is a mountaintop wine estate purchased by Mount Eden Vineyards in 2007. Modeled after Mount Eden, it was founded and built by the late Tom Mudd in 1983, who initially planted the Mount Eden clonal selections of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, which evolved to include Pinot Noir from various Dijon and California selections. This is the former home of Cinnabar Winery.