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Iron Horse Mixed Estate Pinot Noir 2-Pack; 92 POINTS - Wine Enthusiast

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Pairs well with: The kind of day when you remember something that happened earlier in the morning and you go, "Oh man ... this is still the same day." Or maybe that's just us.

Drink this and you become: Really smart and charismatic.

Whatever you do, don't spill this on: Your Rothko.

Don't serve this to: People who say stuff like, "Boy, I sure hate Pinot Noirs that are well-rated by Wine Enthusiast!!"

The only way to make this wine better would be: If there was a tipsy genie living in the bottle.

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2012 Deer Gate Pinot Noir 750ml

92 Points - Wine Enthusiast

Dark Cherry color, by nose, savory roasting herbs, plum and preserved cherries. By mouth, ripe plum, savory roasting herbs and mulberry.

Vineyard Notes: At Iron Horse "Estate Bottled" means that the winemaking begins in the vineyard. Our location in Green Valley represents the very best soil (Goldridge), climate and aspects for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Our goal is to grow the best winegrapes we should be growing through what we call "precision winegrowing." To achieve uniformity of maturity we map our blocks according to soil type and aspect, then select the appropriate varietal clone and rootstock. 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.

Winemaker Notes: Hand picked grapes from a single block and a single clone, are de-stemmed into small open- top half ton macro bin fermenters or into stainless steel tanks where they are cold-soaked (using dry ice) for four 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 as the wine goes through malo- lactic fermentation.


2012 Estate Pinot Noir 750ml

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.

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.

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.

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Joy from Iron Horse welcomes September with her estate Pinot Noirs, including one of her personal favorites - the Deer Gate.

Specs

2012 Deer Gate Pinot Noir 750ml

  • Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
  • Appellation: Green Valley
  • Alcohol: 13%


2012 Estate Pinot Noir 750ml

  • 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.
  • Harvest Dates: September 12 - October 4, 2012
  • Date Bottled: August, 2013
  • Release Date: December, 2013
  • Total Production: 4,700 Cases

Specs

2012 Deer Gate Pinot Noir 750ml

  • Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
  • Appellation: Green Valley
  • Alcohol: 13%


2012 Estate Pinot Noir 750ml

  • 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.
  • Harvest Dates: September 12 - October 4, 2012
  • Date Bottled: August, 2013
  • Release Date: December, 2013
  • Total Production: 4,700 Cases

Vendor Details

Iron Horse

Owners:
Audrey, Barry, Joy & Laurence Sterling
Founded:
1979
Location:
Sebastopol, CA

Visit the Iron Horse Vineyards website

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."

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