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Mount Eden Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains 2016  - First Bottle

Reviews

98 Vinous -
Mount Eden's 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon represents the essence of what Cabernet Sauvignon is all about in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Deep, powerful and explosive, the 2016 simply has it all. A wine of tremendous depth and intensity. Readers, take note. This is world class Cabernet Sauvignon that in any other region would cost 2-3 times as much. Savory and expansive, with tons of mountain character and remarkable richness from low yields in 2016, the Cabernet Sauvignon is simply off the charts. It's another utterly breathtaking wine from Mount Eden.
95 Wine Enthusiast -
Dried dark fruit, toasted cedar, shaved cocoa and sappy redwood tones make for a very dry expression on the nose of this classic bottling. Those elements meet with dense and dry blackberry and black plum on the sip, where dried herbs, black-pepper and soy flavors also arise. The elegant structure is such that this wine just doesn't die, even after more than a week of sitting open. Drink 2022–2046.
93 Wine Spectator -
This shows a zesty mix of sage and grilled savory notes, backed by a sleek black currant, plum and black cherry core. The singed alder and mesquite frame shows on the finish, which is tightly focused and youthfully closed for now, with just a bolt of iron showing. When this rounds into form, it will be a winner. Best from 2023 through 2036. 1,259 cases made.
97+ Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is blended with 12% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The nose offers pure cassis finely layered with Chinese five spice, dried rose petals, graphite and pipe tobacco with a wild, game-like undercurrent. The palate is seamless, opening to an array of detailed fruits and spices, with a silt-like structure and expansive juicy uplift. It's a wonderfully balanced Cabernet that offers immediate appeal plus everything it needs for a long life in the cellar. 1,582 cases produced.

Technical Details

  • BlendCabernet Sauvignon
  • WinemakerJeffrey Patterson
  • CountryUS
  • RegionCalifornia North Coast
  • AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
  • VineyardMount Eden Estate
  • Alcohol13.5%

Mount Eden Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains 2016

Cabernet Blends  |  US
VN98, WA97+, WE95, WS93

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What do we have here you ask? 98 and 97+ super rare Santa Cruz cab! Just the freshest release from an all-time classic of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Mount Eden's lineage of estate bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is the longest in all of California, though originally called Martin Ray. We received a tiny allocation of a wine usually reserved for the countries top restaurants. As Antonio Galloni notes in his 98 point review, "...represents the essence of what Cabernet Sauvignon is all about in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Deep, powerful and explosive, the 2016 simply has it all. A wine of tremendous depth and intensity." This is old-school, ageworthy, absolutely classic stuff that will stand side by side with the great wines of the world, especially with some age on it. Super limited!

About the Producer

Mount Eden Vineyards is a small historic wine estate perched at 2000 feet overlooking Silicon Valley in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation, about 50 miles south of San Francisco. Founded in 1945, it is recognized as one of the original boutique California wineries, focusing on small lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Mount Eden's lineage of estate bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is the longest in California. Since 1981 Jeffrey Patterson has guided the winemaking and grape growing at Mount Eden. His emphasis is on wine growing rather than winemaking; and an obsession with gentleness and naturalness in the cellar, his wines are full of nuance and subtlety.