2010 Mount Eden Estate Pinot Noir (Highly Rated Wines / 93-90)

2010 Mount Eden Estate Pinot Noir

96pts(WA) The 2010 Pinot Noir Estate is an exceptionally elegant wine. Dried cherries, plums, exotic spices, mint and crushed flowers waft from the glass, with plenty of lift from the use of 50% whole clusters. There is a lot of personality here, but readers will need to be very patient while the stems integrate. The 2010 is striking from start to finish. I can’t wait to see how this stunning Pinot ages. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2030. Antonio Galloni Robert Parker's Wine Advocate No 202 August 2012

94pts(IWC) Brilliant ruby. Intensely perfumed red berry and floral scents are complicated by notes of star anise, cinnamon and orange zest. Spicy, focused and pure, offering vibrant raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that become fleshier and sweeter with air. Packs a serious punch but comes off as elegant and precise, finishing with superb thrust, velvety tannins and persistent florality. This elegant, balanced wine should age beautifully. Josh Reynolds Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar Nov/Dec 2013