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Ironstone 2005 Reserve Meritage (Sierra Foothills)

Price $45

Ironstone’s aim with this Bordeaux blend seems clear, to produce an ageworthy wine of distinction. They have largely succeeded, although it’s a very different style than you’ll find from anything on the coast. It shows the briary, brambly tannins and tastes usually associated with Foothills Zinfandel, but the black currant and cherry flavors belong to Cabernet… — S.H. (5/1/2009)

Ironstone 2007 Reserve Deaver Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel (Amador County)

Editors' Choice

Price $27

Strong and assaultive now in massive fruit, spice, oak and minerals, this old vine Zin offers a flood of wild blackberries, mulberries, red currants, licorice, cocoa, violets, black pepper and sandalwood, and the list goes on and on. It’s tannic and dry and very complicated, a Zin that changes by the second. Should last for many years. Now, with rich fare, and… — S.H. (4/1/2010)

Ironstone 2003 Reserve Meritage Red (Calaveras County)

Price $35

This is easily the best Bordeaux red wine Ironstone has ever produced, and it’s a welcome addition to their portfolio. Mainly Cabernet, it’s absolutely dry and smooth, with dense but finely ground tannins that lend grip and structure to the cassis fruit. Really good now, with its layers of complex interest. — S.H. (8/1/2007)

Ironstone 2007 Reserve Rous Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel (Amador County)

Editors' Choice

Price $25

A complicated and interesting Zinfandel with lots to recommend it, and at a pretty good price. The wine is dry and tannic, but gentle enough to drink now. It has appealing flavors of blackberry tart, red currants and cola, liberally dusted with black pepper, anise and vanilla, and finished with sweet, smoky sandalwood. Feels lush and elegant and classy through the… — S.H. (4/1/2010)

Ironstone 2003 Reserve Old Vine Zinfandel (Lodi)

Price $20

If there’s anything Lodi succeeds at, it’s old-vine Zin. Of course, it’s soft and chocolaty, but it’s delicious, with beautifully etched cherry and blackberry flavors. — S.H. (2/1/2006)

Ironstone 2005 Reserve Chardonnay (Calaveras County)

Best Buy

Price $15

Ironstone’s Reserve Chard has been getting interesting of late, and the ’05 is a fascinating study in vintage, contrasted with the ’04. The vintage was a cool one, and the wine is loaded with acidity and minerality reminscent of Chablis. You can taste things like granite and mica that give a rich tang of earth to the underlying pineapple and oak flavors. Finishes… — S.H. (11/15/2007)

Ironstone 2004 Reserve Cabernet Franc (Sierra Foothills)

Price $19

Lots to like in this Cab Franc. Shows ripe, attractive cherry compote, black raspberry purée, cola, cocoa, coffee and spice flavors, with a rich, earthy edge of balsamic, sautéed mushroom and oaky vanilla. Then there are the tannins. They kick in and give the wine a youthful, lively structure. Very nice wine, but be sure to decant it for a few hours. — S.H. (8/1/2007)

Ironstone 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Sierra Foothills)

Price $25

Ironstone’s reserve Cab is getting better and better, the result of attention to detail. The 2005, held back for three years before release, remains a toughly tannic wine, but it’s dry, balanced and elegant and contains a rich core of berry-currant fruit. Should develop for the next six years. — S.H. (5/1/2009)

2009 Coghlan Diopside

While the texture of this Pinot is silky and light, it’s dramatic in…

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