Ron Siegel

9.5

Beautiful vintage for Clape that is open & drinking well showing black cherry, kirsch, pepper, iron, licorice & violet. — 6 years ago

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 — 7 years ago

Keith Newton

9.8

After 10 years this is absolutely fabulous. Throw the French or English kings of cheese at it, and it will match them nobly — 8 years ago

John Landis

9.2

Translucent color; sour cherry notes. Then intense cherry fruit in mouth. As it airs has richer iron flavors. — 9 years ago

Adam Jesberger

10

I was so nervous about proposing recently that I forgot my two birthyear wines I had saved for almost a year. Happy Belated to ME! Still celebrating the engagement too. A lot to celebrate! To those who are wondering if 86s are approachable yet, they are. This wine had been solid as a rock forever, but today it was seamless. Dank and pretty, intense cassis and black currant and blackberry reduction. Somehow fresh cut floral notes like lavender and cherry blossom. Fresh earth tone to it with an endless iron steel like mineral finish. Complimented by a rich wood tone. Perfectly softened tannins. This bottle was a milestone for me. — 10 years ago

with Jenelle

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. — 11 years ago

Andy Strand

9.2

Always solid — 7 years ago

with stephanie

Jake Hajer

9.1

Aromatic, charred red bell pepper. Extracted, dark, serious. — 7 years ago

Jack Petras

9.1

1995 vintage. Still deep purple red, subtle earthy leather aromas with a burst of fresh red raspberries mid palate. Lots of herbal hints like anise and tarragon. Finished with graphite and iron. Changed with each sip. Very nice mature and fully approachable left bank beauty. — 7 years ago

Craig Sedmak

9.0

#delicious @ironhorsevynds #impressive #weddingcuvee — 10 years ago

Patrick Kelly

9.3

Well done in what's supposed to be an off year. This is excellent — 10 years ago

Cory Stemshorn

9.4

Smith Madrone tasting — 11 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.1

A Michel chapoutier wine imported direct by country vintners. A cool climate Syrah from Australia. — 13 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Vegetal and tangy purple fruit. Sour cherry, bramble blackcurrant, salinity iron and some stink. Very feral and lively. Good stuff. — 7 years ago

with Naoko and Larry

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. — 7 years ago

Alishia Odom

9.0

Alishia had this 8 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

Alex Jones

Marketing/Development Kunni/Westerly Wines

9.4

Dark cherry, blackberry, iron, Kool cigarettes and licorice. So young but delicious. Decanted and tasted over three hours and still youthful. — 10 years ago

Keith Whitener WSET Diploma, CSW

9.0

I like it. Bacchus and Venus wine club shipment — 10 years ago

Eileen Hallmark

9.2

1999 is the choice for the Iron Bowl. #WarEagle. Tons of black cherry, leather. I really like where it is drinking now. — 11 years ago