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White - Sparkling
2005 Iron Horse Vineyards Ocean Reserve
Champagne Blend
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Green Valley of Russian River Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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agorman Likes this wine: 91 points
June 22, 2013 - Ocean Reserve is a favorite of ours. It is light and appropriately fruity - apples? - but still crisp and dry. Refreshing. Drinks very well by itself. We had the rest of the bottle with dinner: simply prepared grilled swordfish for me, sautéed chicken breast with horseradish and coarse mustard with mustard seed for D. We added D's famous avocado and tomato salad with hot sauce, fresh squeezed lemon juice and a secret ingredient or two. (I'm sworn to secrecy!) The Ocean Reserve handled it all with panache.
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agorman wrote:
June 21, 2013 - One of our favorites, and not just for its ecological awareness. Balanced. Keeps its bubbles. Very spirited, drinkable with a variety of foods, which we always do.
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ggolec wrote:
November 10, 2012 - Really nice domestic sparkler. Yeasty nose immediately upon opening with subtle green apple notes. Minerally up front with some toast notes. Tart green apple on the fairly short finish. All help together by plenty of acidity.
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joshwoodward wrote: 89 points
April 11, 2012 - Pop and pour. A little over the hill, but a solid bottle. Good acid and bread, just a little tired.
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tyvoodoo wrote: 90 points
May 10, 2011 - Nice mineral sea shell laden nose with some lemon fruit and green apple skin. Nose continues to develop with round rich notes of rising dough and puff pastry shell. Palate is decently rich and creamy with more yellow citrus flavours, yeasty bread notes and some interesting mineral notes that reminds me of flint or graphite. Nice wine overall, the acid keeps the palate from moving to the cloying dark side. Solid domestic sparkler, no malolactic and fermented in 35% neutral oak, 4.6 g/l dosage.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type White - Sparkling
- Producer Iron Horse Vineyards
- Varietal Champagne Blend
- Designation Ocean Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (2%)
- In Cellars 37 (20%)
- Consumed 148 (79%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 3 votes
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- ProducerIron Horse Vineyards
- VarietyChampagne Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
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