Mount Eden Vineyards - Estate Pinot Noir 2014 (750ml)
Price: $139.99
| Producer | Mount Eden Vineyards |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Sku | 201764 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Vinous: 96 Points
One of the unquestioned highlights in this tasting, the 2014 Pinot Noir is brilliant, precise and wonderfully engaging from the first impression. Perhaps most surprisingly of all, the 2014 does not really seem to show any signs of drought. Today, I am quite struck by its freshness, energy and translucence. Put simply, the 2014 is a wine of pure and total class. "Two thousand fourteen was the most severe drought year I have ever experienced, including 1976 and 1977." Jeffrey Patterson added. "I dropped more crop than ever, as I was not sure how much fruit the vines would ripen. It was uncharted territory." In tasting, though, the 2014 does not come across like a wine from a drought year, which is truly fascinating.
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The 2014 Pinot Noir Estate is a textbook, elegant offering from Mount Eden, although in very limited quantities due to an extremely dry vintage and resultant poor yields. It has a perfumed, alluring nose of dried flowers, orange peel, oolong tea and brick dust. A subtle, refined, precise texture unfolds on the palate, leading to a beautiful, flowing finish of weightless intensity. This shows wonderfully at 10 years old and could be capitalized on now or held for a decade further.
