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2008 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Estate Santa Cruz Mountains
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About Mount Eden Vineyards

Mount Eden Vineyards has been bottling Chardonnay and Pinot Noir about as long as anyone in California. Today, of course, Mount Eden’s Chardonnay is one of California’s finest. The wine is tightly wound, minerally and emphatically Old World in style.

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2008 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Estate Santa Cruz Mountains

Producer: Mount Eden Vineyards
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Cruz Mountains

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93 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2011

Yellow-gold.  Sexy, expansive aromas of fresh pit fruits, mace, clove and flowers, with a honeyed undertone.  Rich, supple and dense, with exotic, almost liqueur-like suggestions of yellow plum and pineapple.  The finish clings with real authority, echoing the honey and spice notes.  A powerful but surprisingly energetic chardonnay that has the concentration to age but offers a lot of appeal already..

95 Points | Wine Spectator

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