Severn G

9.6

The weekend upon us and we're hosting another dinner party for a couple of friends. Tonight's theme was Rhone wine, so good stuff on deck, with age.

Notes pending... (Entertaining guests first 😉)

Absolutely perfect, yet only coming into it's zone, decade to go here...

Notes from +24H open:
Nose has ripe cherry, dried cherry, dried blackberry, red velvet cake, ripe plum and dry, mineral-ly earth.

Palate has silky-sweet cherry, ripe red currant, (light) cigar wrapper, dried cherry, faint eucalyptus, faint wood notes, dry earth, faint iron notes on the long finish. Mild tannins persist today. Expect to enjoy this vintage another +10Y when held in proper storage.

This bottle was singing at the top of its register last night, slightly diminished today. Absolutely perfect cork, no Durand required for extraction. Acquired a mere two years ago, from a local retailer beginning to close down his shop. He purchased a case on release, stored in his cold cellar; when I got to hunting it only a single bottle remained.

I've had the 2000 vintage before, and it was a treat in a more youthful stage, but a delicacy with our meal last night. We baked a 3lb beef tenderloin (Kinderhook Farm; Valatie, NY) coated in an herb paste then an herbed panko crumb crust with parmesan. About a 50m cook, 30m rest yeilded a perfect 130° center. Served alongside smashed potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts with thick cut bacon. We had fantastic company, connecting again with a wine trade friend and his wife after a few years break in our dining schedules. — 4 years ago

Donald Williams

9.6

Bonnie’s favorite Pinot Noir, with good reason. It’s just beautiful. — 5 years ago

with Bonnie

Jessica Butler Chowning

9.0

Perfectly balanced wine. — 6 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tawny and almost opaque. Masculine heavy nose. Notes of black fruit, earth and iron. Rich and silky. Needed 4+ hours of air to open up. Light finish maybe representative of the vintage. Pretty good. No need to hurry on these. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Lovely soft-edged blue fruit. Blackberry and an iron roundness. All kinds of savory stuff in the middle, but really classy, with beautiful plush mouthfeel. A soft and salty character and lovely poised length. Spectacular — 8 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 2 others

Jon Fine

9.2

revisiting a friend. Be curious to know how this ages. A hint of sour plum amid the blood and sauvage and meat. really good. — 9 years ago

with Jay

Rochelle

9.3

For the price just amazing... Blackberry, black cherry, boysenberry flavor ... A huge flavorful palate .. Full bodied and a long finish! A smokey cedar nose and full of spice ❣ I am really happy with this❤️ — 9 years ago

Randy P

9.0

Loved it. Tiny beautiful bubbles. A bit sweet for me but the acidic backbone is still present which makes it drinkable. Empty bottle. — 10 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

My favorite producer of Crozes Hermitage. Deep dark color with black cherry, creosote, iron, game bird, garrique very complex, spicy, black pepper on the finish. Need to buy more of this vintage. — 10 years ago

Donald Williams

9.5

The other half of the two day mini vertical. Just as good as the first. — 4 years ago

with Bonnie

Donald Williams

9.5

The perfect wine for shrimp appetizer and lobster tail dinner. — 5 years ago

with Bonnie

Ben LaBolt

9.0

Beautiful winery that also produces bubbly. Medium bodied pinots that are well balanced w nice fruit. — 5 years ago

with Leo

Donald Williams

9.4

Simple meal of tortellini with homemade pesto, green beans on the side. Open a bottle of Iron Horse Native Yeast Chardonnay, and simple becomes special. — 6 years ago

with Bonnie

Avery Plank

9.4

Bought this in 2014 from Lsat Bottle. Should have bought more, it was a steal at the time and it has gotten even better in the last 5 years. Not too acidic, good amount of yeast, and overall excellent sparkling wine. 69% Pinot Noir, 31% Chardonnay — 6 years ago

Donald Williams

9.5

Magnum. Magnificent. — 8 years ago

with Bonnie

Stephen Solaka

9.2

Iron, minerals, cherry & pepper. That nose! — 8 years ago

Jack Bender

9.1

Big and rich Pinot. Nice fruit flavors with some spice and smoke. — 9 years ago

Sam Viklund

9.7

Truffles, iron, minerals, cassis. From the "dark queen" of châteauneuf! 👸🏻 — 9 years ago

Elizabeth Clipp

10

Drinking this wine with vineyard owner's family. It's an incredible wine, and a great story. Good job Sterlings! — 10 years ago

Jon Simpson

9.2

Great tastes of plum, cherry, and spice! — 11 years ago

Brett Owens

9.0

Nice Chardonnay. — 5 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.5

Color - dark purple garnet. A bold expressive funky perfume fruit nose so classic of Cayuse with mineral-meat, smokey and mint notes lingering with a vanilla toast scent. Juicy and elegant; rich with dark plum-cherry flavors intertwined with a smokey soil bacon bitters taste—the mineral-iron characteristics follow with a tobacco long finish. Looking forward to seeing how the flavors change with different foods and as the wine opens up. Bionic Frog is favorite and definitely a wine to try and store in your cellar. Christophe Baron does it again! — 5 years ago

with Karin and Jill

Bret Anderson

9.9

Dry, complex, dynamic food pairing — 5 years ago

Andy Strand

9.2

Always solid — 6 years ago

with stephanie

Randall Brater

9.1

Lots of bubbles. Very faint pink. Light raspberry and strawberry. Medium mousse. Really good. — 7 years ago

Lynton lee

9.1

2015 with roast chicken. Best Chardonnay in awhile. — 8 years ago

Raj Harb

9.4

Found this more airy and lifted than my last bottle. Green pepper and vegetal notes rather than beefy iron etc. Showed well — 8 years ago

Jack Bender

9.2

Light and smooth. Nice subtle Pinot Noir. — 9 years ago

Craig Sedmak

9.0

#delicious @ironhorsevynds #impressive #weddingcuvee — 9 years ago

Julien Blanchard

9.0

Very fragrant of ripe black fruits, spices and that quirky fronton iron-y feel. Juicy and playful. Fun wine. — 10 years ago