Iron Gate Winery

Nickel & Nickel

Branding Iron Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Deep ruby. Blackberry, cherry, pepper, smoke, and oak. Medium tannins and nice finish. — a day ago

jesus, Andrew and 2 others liked this

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

Gorgeous nose! Grilled red pepper. Charcoal, thyme, warm earth. Pleasant, still quite rough tannins, iron and blood in the aroma, ink, iodine, sun-dried tomatoes, balsamic like acidity. Brilliant now, no rush. — 13 days ago

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Dave

Dave

Nice find!

Domaine Auguste Clape

Cornas Syrah 2005

Shay A
9.4

My contribution to a large Rhône dinner. Standouts were ‘07 Chapoutier Le Meal Blanc, ‘89 and ‘90 Jaboulet La Chappelle, ‘11 Guigal La Mouline.

An over-generalization, but what I love about Cornas is the rusticity and sometimes feral nature of the wines (which I don’t find in Hermitage or CR) and this ‘05 is in that vein. I followed this from pop (after all, we are at the almost 20yr mark) and over the course of three hours.

Interplay of red and black berry fruits, black pepper, slightly herbal (maybe closer to potpurri floral) aromatically. Bright and nimble on the palate, nothing about this is ripe or soft. Energetic acidity all the way through surrounded by notes of iron (sanguine-like) and rocky minerality. Crunchy red and black fruits (whole-cluster?), hint of gaminess but not in the meaty-style I semi-expected. Clean and pure style of Syrah. Big structure at the finish…hard to imagine drinking this 10+yrs ago. Acidity and tannin will carry this a long time, but I think this is peak window for getting depth of fruit and complexity.
— 2 months ago

Jay, James and 23 others liked this
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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 1990

An explosive supple nose with rose, hints of tar, gnarly intense fruit in the middle. Fresh and powerful still. Spectacularly complex. Iron and salinity on the finish. Wow — 7 days ago

Jan, Ira and 8 others liked this

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2012

Somm David T
9.3

From 375ml.

A very good Rhone producer visited in 2015.

At pop & pour, the fruits almost had a mid berry bubble gum character. That toned down almost immediately. Fruits are ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, baked plums, raspberries, dark cherries, juicy strawberries, chocolate bar to fudge, grilled, smoked meats, black pepper, dark spice, nutmeg, clove, iron pan, black tea, a touch of rubber toy, slight tarriness, dry herbs, roasted chestnuts, tobacco leaf, dry crushed rocks, dry top soil, hints of mint, dark, red flowers, violet’s, nice acidity with a well balanced-structured, stiffly tensioned with a lush finish that lasts 90 seconds and lands on earthiness & spice.

Plenty of life left in this 2012, even in 375ml.
— 10 days ago

Jay, Scott@Mister and 18 others liked this

Ram's Gate Winery

Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir

I don't like Pinot Noir and this was awesome — 3 months ago

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

Beautiful, intensely perfumed nose. Ripe cherries, wildflowers, orange zest, beautifully broad and full-bodied. Ripe, full-bodied, powerful, yet elegant. A wine that excels in its details. An iron fist in a velvet glove. — 13 days ago

Eric, Jan and 3 others liked this

Domaine Carneros (Taittinger)

The Famous Gate Carneros Pinot Noir 2020

Nice light style Pinot Noir. Fruity and light and best well chilled. Good with pizza and casual food like wings, nachos, etc. lovely fruit. Good under $35 value. — 2 months ago

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Quails' Gate

Okanagan Valley Old Vines Foch 2022

Poured it, drank it, loved it. — 2 months ago

Iron + Sand

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon

Great taste for the price — 3 months ago