2008 マウント・エデン シャルドネ エステート
2008 マウント・エデン シャルドネ エステート
2008 Mount Eden Chardonnay Estate
Rank #13 - Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2011
Notes from the Winemaker:
The Vineyard:
In the late 1940s and early 1960s, Martin Ray planted six acres of chardonnay vines propagated
from a Burgundian selection grown in the original Paul Masson vineyard.
We now farm 20 acres of estate chardonnay, from which we produce 1,200 to 2,000 cases per year.
Yields average one to two tons per acre, far below the average for chardonnay in California.
Fermentation and Aging:
Our Estate Chardonnay grapes are harvested when slightly yellow to yellow-green
and are pressed without crushing. All of the juice is barrel-fermented in new and one year old French Burgundy barrels,
where the wine undergoes full malolactic fermentation and is aged on the lees for ten months
before being lightly filtered prior to bottling. The Chardonnay is then cellared for two years before being released for sale.
2008 Estate Vintage:
Our Estate Chardonnay is made for the wine cellar.
Everything we do from low yields, dry farming, barrel fermentations with aging on the lees is driven by those who age their wines carefully and appreciate the wonder of nuanced, mature and vigorous Chardonnay.
This is what has built the reputation worldwide for the Chardonnay grape and why, along with Riesling, it is the dominant white wine in collectors' cellars.
2008 was another drought year for us. Impactful because we dry farm and never add supplement irrigation, even in a dry year.
Overall, the growing season was moderate and the vines were blessed by gentle temperatures throughout.
Now at three years of age the 2008 is settling in and gaining complexity--spicy in the nose with notes of quince, cardamom and wintergreen. Full bodied, dense with penetrating flavors echoing the aromas, this Chardonnay has an alarmingly elegant aftertaste.
Ratings & Reviews
Rank #13 on Top 100 Wines of 2011, 95 Points & "Hot Wines" - ワイン・スペクテーター:
"Yet another in a line of great Chardonnays from this producer. Very rich and intense, deeply concentrated and perfumed, delivering detailed flavors of white peach, honeysuckle, fig and citrus.Full-bodied, sleek and leesy, with a long lingering finish. Drink now through 2018. From California."—J.L. (May 4, 2011)
95 Points - ロバート・パーカーのワイン・アドヴォケイト:
"The Mount Eden 2008 Chardonnay Estate is made from the estate’s best barrels, with the aim of producing a wine that can age 20 years. That shouldn’t be a problem for the 2008. It reveals gorgeous scents of citrus, crushed rocks and smoke, all of which come together nicely in the glass. The 2008 remains a tightly wound, subtle and finessed wine that needs another few years in the cellar, but it is striking even today. This is all finesse and elegance. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2028." - Antonio Galloni (Aug 2011)
93 Points - インターナショナルワインセラー(Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar):
"Yellow-gold. Sexy, expansive aromas of fresh pit fruits, mace, clove and flowers, with a honeyed undertone. Rich, supple and dense, with exotic, almost liqueur-like suggestions of yellow plum and pineapple. The finish clings with real authority, echoing the honey and spice notes. A powerful but surprisingly energetic chardonnay that has the concentration to age but offers a lot of appeal already.. " - Josh Raynolds (May/June '11)
| ワイン情報 | |
| 生産年(ヴィンテージ) | 2008 |
| 生産国 | アメリカ合衆国 |
| 生産領域 | カリフォルニア |
| アペレーション/地区 | サンタ・クルーズ・マウンテン |
| ボトルサイズ | 750ml |
| ワイン レビュー | |
| ワイン評価スコアの レンジ | 90 - 95 |
| ロバート・パーカーのワイン・アドヴォケート | 95 |
| ワイン･スペクテーター | 95 |
| ステファンタンザー・インターナショナルワインセラー | 93 |
