Winery - Iron Horse
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Right up there with the best of Iron Horse’s recent Cabs. This one’s dry and balanced, with a complex array of blackberry, cherry, herb and spice flavors that finish long and ripe. There’s a scour of tannins that suggests midterm ageability. Now through 2008.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very forward in fruit, offering a powerful wave of pineapples, oranges, lemons, limes and peaches. Fortunately, all this richness is dry, and brightened with crisp, tart acidity. Suggests a rich lobster or shrimp risotto.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lots of crisp, citrusy acidity in this wine, which brightens the pineapple, orange, lemon and lime flavors. Meanwhile, 100% new oak adds a rich coating of smoky, buttered toast. The wine is dramatic, rather than subtle, and is at its best now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There’s no oak on this Chardonnay, but it’s so rich, you don’t even notice. It’s all pure, ripe pineapple, orange and lime fruit, accompanied by tart, clean Green Valley acidity. Tremendously versatile with food.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Made from equal amounts of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, this wine was aged on the lees for more than four years, which gives it a fabulous creamy, yeasty complexity. There are tantalizing flavors of limes, orange zest, roasted hazelnuts, minerals and smoke. Absolutely wonderful now, and should hold and develop in the bottle through 2014, at least. Only 563 cases produced.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An exquisite, 100% Chardonnay. Drinks drier than most California bubblies, with firm acidity framing delicate flavors of lime rind, hazelnut, vanilla, yeast and smoke. Just lovely and ethereal now, and should hold for some years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is one of the sweetest of the winery’s crop of bubblies, made as usual with a notable touch of honey, although it’s still fundamentally dry. Shows luscious flavors of raspberry, lime, tart apple and brioche, leading to a long, richly spicy finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A crisp wine that glides like silk over the palate. It has pretty flavors of cherries, cola, rhubarb and herb tea, and is very dry, with a long, spicy finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Iron Horse’s ’03 Classic Vintage Brut is very high in acidity, giving it a scoury, sharp bite that cuts into the palate. It’s also very dry, making for a certain austerity. Flavorwise, you’ll find suggestions of mashed peach, apricot, raspberry, mineral and brioche.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A good brut-style wine, a little sweet in the dosage, but with sound acidity. The bubbles are scoury. The blend is 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay.
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