COLOUR
White
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2020
GRAPE
Chardonnay
PRODUCER
Mount Eden Vineyards
REGION
California
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Full
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Long
Intensity
Pronounced
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
The Mount Eden Estate Chardonnay 2020 hails from the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA in California. This wine is a testament to the estate's resilience, particularly in the challenging 2020 vintage characterized by drought and heat. Mount Eden Vineyards, founded in 1945, is recognized as one of California's original boutique wineries, known for its estate-bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The estate's high elevation (2,000 feet) and infertile Franciscan shale soils, combined with dry-farming practices and an average vine age of 27 years, contribute to the wine's distinctive profile and aging potential.
ALCOHOL
14.0%
AVG. PRICE
STYLE
Classic
SULPHITES
NO
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
10-13°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Vines are dry-farmed, relying solely on natural rainfall.
Fact 02
Average vine age is 27 years, contributing to concentrated fruit.
Fact 03
Fermented and aged entirely in French oak barrels.
Fact 04
Produced from low yields, averaging 1-2 tons per acre.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The Mount Eden Estate Chardonnay 2020 is 100% barrel-fermented in French oak, employing natural primary and secondary fermentation. Following fermentation, the wine ages for 10 months on its lees in French Oak barrels, a combination of new and one-year-old. The vineyard is dry-farmed, and the 2020 harvest was completed by the end of August due to accelerated ripening from warm, dry conditions. Grapes were harvested when slightly yellow to yellow-green.
