Mount Eden - Domaine Eden Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Price: $66.99
| Producer | Mount Eden |
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| Country | United States |
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| Region | California |
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| Subregion | Santa Cruz Mountains |
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| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Vintage | 2021 |
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| Sku | 11806 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Vinous Media: 94 Points
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is in its infancy today, but it’s absolutely seductive and sizzling, stacked floor to ceiling with intriguing layers that just need some time to coalesce. Cooling mint, black raspberry, juniper, leather and high-percentage dark chocolate open gradually, unfurling into a soft-textured, caressing, broad wine of sheer class. Oak is very much at the forefront for now, but the juicy freshness and old-school/new-school juxtaposition are really appealing. The 2021 is certainly not short on pure, clear fruit. Give this a couple of years to settle into itself.
Jeb Dunnuck: 93 Points
Blending 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and small additions of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec, the ongoing drought of the 2021 vintage challenged the Cabernet Sauvignon the most, and tannin management proved a challenge. As a result, some of the fermentation and pressing protocols were adjusted for the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, with barrel fermentation over 22 months in both French and American oak, the barrels anywhere from one to six years old. There’s a density to the wine and undeniable concentration, mountain-worthy tannins that are starting to soften, and a savory, wooded character to the currant and cassis, with additional notes of black olive.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon offers up a textbook Cabernet bouquet of dark fruits, pipe tobacco, dried herbs and conifers. The palate is rich and velvety yet eminently classy, propped up by a sturdy backbone of refined tannins that carries the savory yet approachable finish. This is a beautiful iteration of one of California's greatest Cabernet value propositions.
James Suckling: 92 Points
Cassis, bruised blackberry and mocha aromas before a palate of breadth, structure and energy. Grilled sage, cigar humidor, black and purple plums and brandied black cherries with saline minerality. Better in two years, and then over the next several.
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