Domaine Eden Chardonnay 2021 - 750ml

94pts Jeb Dunnuck

Made from a mix of 60% Domaine Eden and 40% Mount Eden fruit, the 2021 Chardonnay is always a sophisticated wine that overdelivers on its price point, with fresh floral aromatics leading to a medium-bodied mid-palate of beautifully oaked pear and hazelnut layered in juicy acidity. Ready to drink now, it should age equally well, from now through 2031 at least.

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.