Tasting Notes

Release Date: Spring 2022

Our Domaine Eden Cabernet is unique in the California Cabernet world as it is a blend of five distinct vineyards in the middle of our large appellation. Based on the classic Bordeaux blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec, all the varieties are fermented individually on native yeasts and aged in oak separately until the final blending at fifteen months. Once the lots are blended together, the wine sees an additional seven months of barrel age.

Balanced aromas of cassis and loamy earth frame the nose. Fresh, lively flavors of savory herb and blackberry engage the palate. The depth of flavor and length of finish complete the experience.

Of course, this is enjoyable now, yet it will continue to be an incredible bottle for the next decade or more.

Production

3,478

Tech Notes

Yield: 2.5 tons per acre

Harvest: September 27th- Oct 19th

Numbers @ Harvest: 23.5° Brix, 3.45 pH, 6.5 grams acidity

Cepage: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec

Barrel Regimen: French Bordeaux 2/3rds- 2-5 years old; American Oak 1/3rd- 2-5 years old

Bottling: August 2020; no fining or filtration

Alcohol: 14%

Reviews

94 points Antonio Galloni presents Vinous  - May 2022

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is the wine to focus on in this range in 2018. Dark and brooding, the 2018 is such a classic Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet.  It offers up copious black fruit, dried herbs, chocolate, lavender and underbrush, all in a super-classic, mid-weight style that is hugely appealing. This might very well be the best value in artisan, high-end California Cabernet. Drinking window:  2024 – 2038 —A.G.

94 points Wine Enthusiast Magazine  - November 2022

Subtle aromas of dark cherry, toasted mahogany and roasted nut are very balanced on the nose of this bottling. The palate offers incense and potpourri flavors against a fresh red-fruit element. On the spicy, peppery finish, the leathery tannins continue their grip. —M.K.

93 points Wine & Spirits Magazine  - December 2021

Best Buy

Jeffrey Patterson blends this wine from five Bordeaux varieties, focusing on cabernet sauvignon grown at his Mount Eden and Domaine Eden estates, as well as fruit from three other vineyards in Saratoga and Los Gatos. He ferments the parcels separately, without added yeasts, building a wine with quiet persistence in its cherry essence and delicate chanterelle scent. It feels clean with the cool ripeness of a Pacific cabernet. Decant it if you open the bottle now; it needs hours of air before serving with lamb. —J.G.

 

91 points Wine Spectator  - November 2022

Juicy and compact, with a core of dark currant and bramble backed by warm earth, tobacco and licorice root. Shows a singed mesquite frame around the finish, which has mouthwatering acidity buried within. Best from 2023 through 2033.— JM