Mount Eden VineyardsCalifornia, USA
Why you'll love it
This wine is a true Bordeaux-style blend encompassing the top five Bordeaux grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. It's a huge overachiever, offering opulence and complexity at a reasonable price.
Aromas of black plum, tobacco, incense, dried herbs, and licorice. The palate is plush and deep, with silky textures and tremendous depth. The texture is smooth yet structured, with fine-grained tannins and a cool, mineral finish.
Ideal with grilled meats, hearty stews, or aged cheeses. Its structure and depth also complement dishes like beef bourguignon or lamb shanks.
Best known in Loire Valley, Bordeaux
Lighter and more fragrant than its famous offspring, Cabernet Sauvignon. Red berries, violets, graphite and a leafy freshness. In the Loire it shines on its own; in Bordeaux it adds perfume to the blend.
Best known in Bordeaux, Napa Valley, Coonawarra
The backbone of Bordeaux and the world's most famous red grape. Blackcurrant, cedar and firm tannins, with real ageing potential. Riper climates give plusher fruit; cooler ones more structure and leafy freshness.
Best known in Mendoza, Cahors
Argentina's signature red. Dark plum, blackberry and violets, with a soft, velvety texture that makes it very easy to like, with high-altitude Mendoza vineyards keeping it fresh. In its original home, Cahors, it makes firmer, darker and more rustic wines.
Best known in Bordeaux, Italy, Chile
Soft, round and approachable. Plum, black cherry and chocolate, with gentle tannins and a plush texture. It leads the blends of Bordeaux's Right Bank, including Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, and makes generous, easy-drinking reds all over the world.
Best known in Bordeaux, Australia, Spain
A Bordeaux blending grape used in small doses for colour, spice and structure. Deep violet, with blackcurrant, violets and firm tannins. In warmer places such as Australia and Spain it ripens fully and makes powerful wines on its own.
USA
The Golden State covers a huge range of climates, from fog-cooled coastal valleys to warm inland plains. That means everything from crisp Chardonnay and silky Pinot Noir to ripe Zinfandel and bold Cabernet. Wines labelled simply California often blend fruit from several areas for generous, sunny, crowd-pleasing styles.
California, USA
Mount Eden Vineyards works in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California, with mountain-grown fruit from high-altitude sites. Wines are fermented with native yeast. Love Wine stocks Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, including the Domaine Eden bottlings.
More from Mount Eden Vineyards →Crafted from a blend of Bordeaux varieties, mainly Cabernet Sauvignon from Domaine Eden (50%) and other exquisite sites in Saratoga and Los Gatos. The lots are fermented separately using natural fermentations and aged in oak barrels, resulting in a wine that reflects the unique terroir of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
If you like these, you'll love this: Fans of classic Bordeaux blends or Napa Valley Cabernets will appreciate the elegance and complexity of this Santa Cruz Mountains offering.
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