Opus
What we’re thankful for: 2014 edition
-Spanx (spankful)
-that there are no scorpions this far north
-the ointment
-cheese
-using cheese as the ointment
-duct tape
-she said no
-plungers
-malasadas
-there weren’t any pictures from that night
-Netflix
-free pens
-my phone still worked when I fished it out of the toilet
-family or whatever
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Features
Delivered in time for Thanksgiving
2012 Estate Pinot Noir, Magnum 1.5L
2012 was a fabulous vintage. Newly replanted vineyards, heightened wine making and the uniqueness of Green Valley Pinot Noir all come together in a truly gorgeous bottle of wine with raspberry, red cherry flavors, a very pretty, soft, ripe entry and a long silky finish.
Tasting Notes & Food Pairings: By nose; cassis, licorice, black berry, red cherry, raspberry and roasting herbs. By mouth; cola nut, dark cherry, black berry and dried herbs. This is an elegant and very versatile wine with food. It is delicious with salmon, cioppino, smoked duck, pork tenderloin with rashers of prosciutto ham, heirloom carrots and spaghetti squash, classic coq au vin, mushroom ragout on sourdough toast, triple crème cheese from Cowgirl Creamery.
Artisanal Winemaking: Hand picked grapes from 12 blocks, representing five clones (33% 13/Martini Selection,33% clone 828, 16% Dijon clones. 13% Pommard 5 clone and 5% Calera clone) are de-stemmed into stainless steel tanks or half ton macro-bins, where they are cold-soaked (using dry ice) for up to seven days. Before fermentation is complete, the new wine is gently pressed from the skins and transferred to French oak barrels. Fermentation then goes to completion in the barrels, allowing us to stir the lees (batonage) as the wine ages prior to blending and bottling.
Precision Winegrowing: At Iron Horse "Estate Bottled" means that the winemaking begins in the vineyard. Our location in Green Valley represents the very best soil, climate and aspects for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Our goal is to grow the finest wine grapes through what we call "precision farming." All pruning, canopy management, irrigation and cover crop decisions are determined on a block-by-block (and sometimes even vine-by-vine) basis, considering both the vintage at hand and the long-term needs of the land.
Specs
- Harvest Dates: September 12 - October 4, 2012
- Date Bottled: August, 2013
- Release Date: November, 2014
- Total Production: 250 Cases
- Appellation: Green Valley of Russian River Valley
- Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
- Alcohol: 13.8% v/v
- Acidity: .50 g/100ml
- Residual Sugar: >0.2 g/100ml (dry)
- pH: 3.66
- Malolactic Fermentation: 100%
- Barrels: Average age of barrels 3 years, 100% French, mainly central France, fire bent, medium plus toast.
Specs
- Harvest Dates: September 12 - October 4, 2012
- Date Bottled: August, 2013
- Release Date: November, 2014
- Total Production: 250 Cases
- Appellation: Green Valley of Russian River Valley
- Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
- Alcohol: 13.8% v/v
- Acidity: .50 g/100ml
- Residual Sugar: >0.2 g/100ml (dry)
- pH: 3.66
- Malolactic Fermentation: 100%
- Barrels: Average age of barrels 3 years, 100% French, mainly central France, fire bent, medium plus toast.
Vendor Details
Iron Horse
- Owners:
- Audrey, Barry, Joy & Laurence Sterling
- Founded:
- 1979
- Location:
- Sebastopol, CA
Iron Horse is one of Sonoma County's most prestigious, small, independent, estate, family owned wineries located in cool, foggy Green Valley. Iron Horse Sparkling Wines have been served at the White House for five consecutive presidential administrations, beginning with the Reagan-Gorbachev Summit Meeting in Geneva on November 20, 1985, which led to the end of the Cold War. Wine & Spirits Magazine has named Iron Horse Sparkling Winery of the Year nine times. From the beginning, Robert Parker has said, "These impressive Sparkling Wines...possess more texture and flavor than just about any sparkler I have tasted from California."
Sales Stats
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- 2m 54.221s
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