Mount Eden Vineyards is a small historic wine estate located on a 2000 foot peak in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation about 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Founded in 1945, it is recognized as one of the original “boutique” California Winery properties, focusing on small lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Mount Eden's lineage of estate bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is the longest in California.  Planted in austere, infertile Franciscan shale on a cool, exposed mountaintop, the low-yielding estate vineyards have consistently produced world class wines for over a half century Jeffrey Patterson has been the winemaker since 1981, The Mount Eden Estate Pinot Noir is an Old World style which is more austere than opulent and ages very well (the ideal drinking window is between 7 and 10 years after release. Production is 4,000 cases of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir from the estate vineyard

The appellation encompasses the Santa Cruz Mountain range, from Half Moon Bay in the north, to Mount Madonna in the South. The east and west boundaries are defined by elevation, extending down to 800 feet in the east and 400 feet in the west. The individual micro-climates, marine influence, mountain terrain, distinctive soils and low crop levels, all contribute to the production of intensely concentrated fruit’

Robert Parker Jr’s The Wine Advocate says:
“Mount Eden is unquestionably one of the finest producers of Chardonnay in California.”