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2012 Mount Eden RESERVE Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains
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Reviews:96 pts Antonio
Galloni presents Vinous
July
2016 94 pts View From the Cellar By John Gilman August
2016
After
the tremendous fanfare surrounding the 2012 Estate Chardonnay--here comes the
Reserve. This is the fifth time we have
created a reserve. In July after the Estate wine has aged for 10 months in oak
we select eleven of these barrels, stir the lees back into the wine and put it
all into a small stainless steel tank. Twelve months later we bottle, but in
the meantime all of the sediments have disappeared into the wine. Voila!
This
2012 Reserve has all the harmony and grace displayed with the Estate Chardonnay
but with an added dimension of the lees absorption. Toasty elements add to the
already complex citrus, anise, hazelnut, and earth notes in the nose. Youthful and tight on the palate, with good
length from front to back, a leesy nuance adds to an already textured wine.
Given
our experience with this wine, which started in 2007, expect a slow and
positive development in the bottle for another decade.
Total Production: 257 cases
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