Suche
Search wines
Suche
Search
Sprache
English
Profil
Profile
Herz0
Favourites
Tasche0
Cart

Pinot Noir Estate Santa Cruz Mountains

Mount Eden Vineyards | California

Vintage 2018 | 75 cl

This wine is no longer available
No subsequent vintage is available.
Pinot Noir Estate Santa Cruz Mountains
Region
California
Producer
Mount Eden Vineyards
Vintage
2018
Grape varieties
  • 100% Pinot Noir / Spätburgunder
Bottle size
75 cl
Ratings
  • 95+ points Jeb Dunnuck
  • 95 points Vinous
Alcohol
13.5%
Special characteristic
  • Contains sulphites

Pinot Noir is the first variety to be picked on the estate every autumn. Wild-yeast fermentation in small open-top vessels, lasting 14 days. Maturation for 18 months in 75% first-use and 25% second-use French Burgundian oak barrels. No filtering.

Red fruit, pepper, cinnamon, and rose petal on the nose. Complex and stylish on the palate. Medium-bodied, with lovely balance as well as a soft finish underpinned by delicate mineral notes.

Perched on a cool, exposed mountain top with meagre and infertile Franciscan shale soils, this 16-hectare estate is dry-farmed according to the principles of sustainable viticulture.