| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | U.S.A. > California |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
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. (Drink between 2025-2035)
The 2021 Estate bottling of chardonnay from Jeffrey Patterson at Mount Eden is stellar. The wine comes in at fourteen percent octane in this vintage and yet is cool in profile on the nose, wafting from the glass in a refined blend of pear, a touch of tangerine, fresh pineapple, a beautiful base of soil, hints of lavender, citrus blossoms and a gentle foundation of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and complex, with a fine core of ripe fruit, lovely soil undertow and grip, a fine spine of acidity and lovely balance on the long, vibrant and classy finish. Like all of Mount Eden’s Estate chardonnays, this will age long and gracefully and will be an even better drink ten years down the road. (Drink between 2025-2050)
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. 2025 - 2033
A 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.
