| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | U.S.A. > California |
| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
The 2021 Pinot Noir Estate Bottled unfolds with a blockbuster bouquet of macerated red cherry, lavender, new leather and clove. Aged in 40% new French oak for ten to eleven months, it’s broad and ample on the palate. Layers of fresh berry fruit, supple tannins and gentle citrus succulence introduce a wine of extreme class and pedigree. The tannins are just so refined, and the delineation of flavors is superb. Vivid, lively, meticulous and calibrated, this is a testament to the heights attainable with Pinot Noir in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (Drink between 2024-2041)
The 2021 Pinot Noir “Estate” bottling from Mount Eden Vineyards is a great young wine. The wine is fermented with native yeasts and raised in a fifty-fifty combination of new and “one wine” casks for eighteen months prior to being bottled without fining or filtration. It comes in at 13.5 percent octane in this vintage and delivers a simply stunning bouquet of red and black cherries, sweet dark berries, coffee bean, gamebird, woodsmoke, laurel, a touch of dried eucalyptus, a superb base of soil and a deft framing of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, complex and full-bodied, with a great superb of sappy fruit, lovely soil inflection, ripe, buried tannins, great focus and balance and a long, complex and extremely promising finish. This will be one of the great vintages of Mount Eden Pinot Noir once it is truly ready to drink. All that is needed is a cool cellar and a bit of patience. (Drink between 2040-2080)
The 2021 Pinot Noir Estate is a pretty and ethereal rendition of the Mount Eden style, offering inviting, red-fruited and forest floor aromas framed with judicious use of new oak. The palate is lively, buoyant and medium-bodied, leading to an energetic finish supported by cleansing acidity and youthful, fine tannins. Still quite tight and inward throughout, this should start unfolding in 3-4 years and continue to reward for over a decade. 2026 - 2039
The 2021 Pinot Noir has bright, fresh, lifted red fruit and citrus with a wealth of balanced acidity. Aged sur lees for 11 months, it is bottled unfiltered, barrel to barrel rack in March so it can rack from barrel to tank for bottling without picking up lees. The grapes are grown on five separate vineyards and blended together, exuding mountain terroir of earthy pine, tea, and raspberry, layered in waves of juicy texture. Enjoy best 2028-2036.
