Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Domaine Eden

Tenth bottle of a case purchased Jan 2017. Decanted only because the cork crumbled (broke in half). This wine continues to improve and is seemingly more BDX-like each time. Lovely nose of red fruits and vanilla. Palate of tertiary notes. Subdued black and red fruits, graphite, leather, tobacco, earth and oak. Medium body with good acidity. Good grip and a long finish. Excellent steak wine and a great QPR. Continues to be a good investment.

2013 vintage

Nice blueberry and currants, leather, tobacco, and healthy dose of toasted oak. Tasty.

2013 vintage

Tried this maybe 8 years ago and was unimpressed, but it's taken on some interesting secondary flavors and depth now. No rush.

2013 vintage

Still drinking way above its weight class! Although It hasn’t developed or otherwise changed much from the previous couple of years. We bought a case, drink one bottle per year - we now have 3 left, which we still intend to drink once per year.

2013 vintage

A head turner Cali, Cab dominated BDX blend for just $32 locally on release! Beat that! Ca only accounts for 4% of my cellar while France & Italy are 90%. Even so, I find much kinship w/ Mount Eden Estate & Domaine Eden wines. Apparently, so are others these days as the Estate wines have jumped in cost. The Domaine Eden BDX blend offers some added richness & fruit of CA Cabs but also delivers Santa Cruz Mt structure to …

2013 vintage

This was a surprise. This baby brother to the Mt. Eden Cab was spectacular. Did not decant it which I normally do, but found the wine showed much better without the decant. This wine was purchase new and properly stored.

2013 vintage

Nice nose but I found it a little too lean on the palate. Good wine.

2013 vintage

Still great. Bad cork but hadn’t leaked and thus doesn’t seem to have impacted the wine, other than having to strain out a few bits of cork. No great improvements over the last bottle drunk about a year ago. I still think this has several more years before it starts declining.

2013 vintage

Just excellent, balanced, full bodied at a nice age.

2013 vintage

Spectacular, as always! At $36 this may be the best QPR I have ever experienced!

2013 vintage

Startting to mature. see previous notes. Its aging like its siblings and will benefit from another 5+ years. really nice wine.

2013 vintage

Crimson and youthful in appearance and nose remained mute perhaps because it needed a longer decant. The wine had a lovely mouthfeel and showed blue fruits, freshness, some salinity, concentration, and structure to age whilst remaining nicely balanced. A lovely wine that perhaps needs another 5 years or would have been better to drink at home over a period of time rather than at a wine lunch. Scored as tasted. 14% ABV

2013 vintage

Classic telltale sign of Cabernet perfume. Crushed cassis, blackberry, dark cherry. Licorice, pencil lead, smoked wood. On the palate, the tannin is nice and dusty. Medium to medium plus body. Love the tension between structure and fruitiness. Fresh. No flappiness here. Old world soul. Savory, garden herbs, forest floor, mineral, with a woodsy finish. Superb California cab from a venerable producer atop Santa Cruz Mountain. I am sure this wine will continue to evolve but as it is, already impressive. …

2013 vintage

Earthy nose. Classic cedary cassis with some chocolate. The nose is actually pretty terrific showing lots of brooding classic Cab notes without all the fat fruit you get more often than you like. It's like nighttime. The palate is more disjointed. Tart at the finish showing tartaric additions. Some classic notes here too with the oak showing up in milk chocolate. The finish is just harsh enough to be distracting. A solid buy on the lower end. The nose is …

2013 vintage

Blackberry and some mineral. Not heavy and wood vanilla like. 7 years Old now . Tobacco too and some eucalyps notes...( wrong spell ) We try the rest tomorrow. Very fine Cab. thing

2013 vintage

Earthy and not overly ripe, almost greenish; opened up only after an hour of decanting. Delightful and minimalistic at the same time. Great style if you do not seek opulence and high price.

2013 vintage

Last minute selection when we found out our favorite family run sushi shop in a 1st tier Minneapolis suburb Edina was closed to avoid any danger from the violent protest happening in the heart of Minneapolis. Surreal and depressing. Never seen anything like this in the 40yrs we've lived in the Twin Cities. Nearly complete anarchy at our doorstep. So many dreams and lives ruined just 30 minutes from our home. Anyway, my wife made burgers and we relaxed with …

2013 vintage

Tannic and raw at first, but softened considerably after some airing. Blackberry, bramble, earthy, this wine will improve over a few years but, at least for the time being, the hard rugged tannins seem to mask a lot of the subtleties underneath.

2013 vintage

Nice Bordeaux blend; opened and let breathe for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Somewhat unique, but, very enjoyable.

2013 vintage

What a pleasant surprise. Purchased for $32. 7 years later, I smell this beautiful decay. Forest floor, tobacco. Pure bliss. $32.

2013 vintage

A spectacular wine! Maybe the best QPR I have ever come across. Big, perfect6ly balanced with a long, long finish.

2013 vintage

Needs decanted and a 5 minute spin did the trick. Smooth, dry and tasty with firm tannins. Blackberry, chocolate, mushroom, pencil lead.

2013 vintage

According to the label 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 1.5% Petit Verdot, 1.5% Cabernet. Franc, 2% Malbec. Cassis, leather, green bell pepper, smoke, vanilla. Medium tannins, medium acidity. Approachable now with many years to enjoy.

2013 vintage

Very good price/quality, especially if you appreciate less opulent, less fruity, and more dry Cabs, or to be precise Bordeaux-like blends. Much improvement relative to my prior tasting in May 2017. Still, it benefits from an hour of decanting and is not quite at its peak yet (although close enough, it seems). The 5% addition of Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Cab Franc adds some slightly odd sourness that I don't mind but don't greatly appreciate either. Worthy buying more.

2013 vintage

Always an exemplary BDX blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and tiny amount of Petit Verdot & Malbec). Such a terrific value! And, how do beat a wine coming from high up in the Santa Cruz Mts in the hands of master terrorist Jeffrey Patterson for an added cool factor? I double decanted and slow oxed from there for 30 minutes. Delighted to have 4 more. Says 14% on the label but feels more like 12%. 92pts+

2013 vintage

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