2006 Estate Bottled Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains -- Mount Eden Vineyards Shopping Cart
$48.00
-- Magnums also available
We’ve been growing and making
Pinot Noir on this same piece of mountain soil for 65 years. Believe it or not,
this is the longest lineage on our continent. What can one say after an historic
run like this?
2006 was a strong vintage.
The winter was cold with adequate rainfall and good fruit set in the spring.
What really sets up the vintage quality, however, is the weather in the fall
during the final ripening; 2006 was text book with a long, slow, cool finish.
1991 was a vintage of similar style. My library has precious few bottles left
of that stand-out year.
This pinot has lovely
transparency in the aromas—red berries, oriental spices and earth; medium
weight on the palate with fine delineation of raspberry-plum flavors with firm
acidity and length, all but guarantee grace and longevity.
Great Wines of America, By Paul Lukacs -- A note worthy new book by Paul Lukacs, profiles forty vintners (Mount Eden included) which represent the pinnacle of American wine.