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Iron Horse 2010 Estate Chardonnay (Green Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $28
Easily as good as the winery’s more expensive proprietary bottlings, this shows classic Russian River acidity and minerality, with flavors of tropical fruits, tangerines, golden apricots and limes. It’s really rich, but classically dry, with a long, distinguished finish.
— S.H.
(9/1/2012)
Iron Horse 2005 Estate Pinot Noir (Green Valley)
- $35
This is a really good Pinot, dry and rich, and it shows the balance of power and racy delicacy that Green Valley Pinots, and particularly Iron Horse’s, are known for. The cola, cherryskin, rhubarb and pomegranate flavors are quite complex, especially when they create all sorts of waves as they hit the oak.
— S.H.
(9/1/2007)
Iron Horse 2006 Estate Pinot Noir (Green Valley)
- $40
Right up there with the wonderful ’05, Iron Horse’s ’06 shows the brisk acids and long hangtime flavors the wine is known for. The cherry, currant, licorice, root beer and Provençal herb flavors are rich and savory, leading to a complex finish.
— S.H.
(9/1/2008)
Iron Horse 2009 Estate Chardonnay (Green Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $27
With appealing pineapple, orange, pear and green apple flavors enhanced with the vanilla and buttered toast of oak, this is a delicious Chardonnay. Its bright acidity makes it clean and mouthwatering. It’s as good as the winery’s more expensive Chards, making it a relative bargain. Production was 4,200 cases.
— S.H.
(8/1/2011)
Iron Horse 2003 Estate Chardonnay (Green Valley)
- $26
A gorgeously crisp, balanced Chardonnay from Iron Horse. Those Green Valley acids dependably boost and brighten the fruit, which in this vintage is ripe and opulent in green apple, kiwi, lime and pineapple flavors. Oak and lees make it all creamy and complex.
— S.H.
(2/1/2006)
Iron Horse 2006 Estate Chardonnay (Green Valley)
- $28
Iron Horse’s estate Chard is a remarkably consistent wine. Never overoaked, superripe or heavy, it always has an elegant minerality. The ’06, from a coolish vintage, is flavored with green apples, Meyer lemons and Bosc pears.
— S.H.
(9/1/2008)
Iron Horse 2002 Estate Chardonnay (Green Valley)
- $26
These high-acid grapes have made for a mouthwateringly crisp wine, with deliciously provocative flavors of high-toned citrus fruits, including oranges, and lots of vanilla and buttered toast. Clean, complex and satisfying.
— S.H.
(7/1/2005)
Iron Horse 2005 Estate Chardonnay (Green Valley)
- $27
Shows the tangy minerality this cool appellation is known for. The pear, green apple, lime and kiwi fruit has a cold metal, almost chalky edge that lends this wine a Chablisian complexity. Bone dry and elegant, it should develop over the next five years.
— S.H.
(11/1/2007)
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