Domaine Eden 2017 Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains

This wine displays the potential of the variety going back to the Burgundian, Paul Masson and his pivotal Pinot Noir planted in 1900.

2017 was a picture-perfect growing season with abundant rainfall and a cold winter. Budbreak was normal and the grapes were harvested in the first half of September; a little heat before picking resulted in added concentration.

93 points Robert Parker Jr's The Wine Advocate - February 2021, Week 1

The 2017 Pinot Noir from Domaine Eden has a pleasant volcanic-like nose with scents of tar, scorched earth and iodine with a core of pure, aniseed-laced red and black berry fruits. Medium-bodied, the palate packs intense, pure flavors into a finely silty, fresh frame, and it finished very long. It’s an earthy, layered Pinot that will age very well in bottle. —E. B