Domaine Eden Pinot Noir 2014

Professional Ratings

• 93 Wine & Spirits
  Mount Eden bought what was the Cinnabar Winery in 2007 and dedicated the vineyard to chardonnay and pinot noir, renaming it Domaine Eden. Jeffrey Patterson farms the vines without irrigation and makes the wine the same way as his Mount Eden pinot noirs, without adding yeast and without fining or filtration. His 2014 is a beautiful essence of red fruit, singing out with floral notes and lasting through a mouthwatering finish. It’s clean, with an underlying richness to the earthy tannic structure that will sustain the wine as it ages.
• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2015 Pinot Noir from Domaine Eden is very pretty, offering up a youthfully expressive bouquet of red cherries, raspberries, currant leaf and candied peel. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, supple and succulent, without quite the depth, dimension and textural finesse of the Mount Eden bottling but nevertheless a very compelling Pinot Noir in its own right.
• 93 Wine Enthusiast
  This wine's wild raspberry, mace, composting violets, kola nut and musk hints make for a very pretty but extremely complex nose. Fermented with 30% whole clusters, it's energetic on the palate, with dark cranberry and sharp raspberry flavors enhanced by allspice and anise. It has a very long finish.
• 91 Jeb Dunnuck
  The 2014 Pinot Noir is the value priced, entry level wine from winemaker Jeffrey Patterson and it's more than worth your time and effort. Framboise, ripe black cherries, spice and forest floor notes flow to a medium-bodied, rich, beautifully textured Pinot Noir that's loaded with charm. This cuvee spent 12 months in 10% new French oak and there 1,680 cases produced.