Mount Eden Chardonnay Edna Valley 2022 Lanson Rose Champagne or—better—lay it down

or—better—lay it down

delicate fresh herbs

with seamless tannins

Port pipes and Cabernet Sauvignon wine barriques

it's old-school Beaujolais with the volume turned up

Mount Eden Chardonnay Edna Valley 2022 Lanson Rose Champagne or—better—lay it downMount Eden is one of California's longest continuously producing wineries, with a heritage going back to Martin Ray's 1945 plantings in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This Chardonnay is the exception in their lineup sourced fruit, not estate. It comes from the Wolff Vineyard in Edna Valley, the oldest Chardonnay planting in that AVA (1976) and one Mount Eden has worked with since 1985. The fruit is trucked back to the Santa Cruz winery and made exactly