Iron Horse Estate Chardonnay 2005

This wine beautifully expresses the bright, focused, clean, sweet-tart flavors of cool, foggy Green Valley. It is beautifully balanced, imparting a delightful "leesy", toasty, perfectly integrated barrel character that doesn't overwhelm the fruit. The texture is soft, smooth, silky and sensuous. The finish is long and lingering. Enjoy with corn soup, rainbow trout, sole, halibut with mushrooms and asparagus, salmon, steamed lobster, lemon roast chicken served with jasmine rice, veal chop, anything with a cream sauce, goat cheese, walnuts - in other words, as often as possible.

October 2009

Radiates elegance and has an incredibly long finish.

• Tags:
• cool climate
• clean
• crisp
• classic
• elegant

September 2009

90 Points, Wine Enthusiast. The pear, green apple, lime and kiwi fruit has a cold metal, almost chalky edge that lends this wine a Chablisian complexity. Bone dry and elegant.

September 2009

This is a young, bright, exciting, fresh, pure expression of Green Valley fruit froma superlative vintage. It has a very, very pretty nose. The flavors are Gravenstein apple and complex citrus witha hint of lime, which is part of the Iron Horse signature along with a distinct minerality. It is ultra smooth andsurprisingly creamy. Cinnamon and nutmeg contribute to dreamy associations with creme brulee. Food pairings: Picholine olives, jicama salad, Ceasar salad with anchovies and capers, steamed mussels,shrimp with citrus, linguine with white wine and clam sauce, anything to do with avocado, read more...lime and chilies, Asianflavors like spicy red Singapore chili crab, Chinese chicken salad with crispy wontons, cured meats.    (hide)

2005 is the quintessential Green Valley vintage. It beautifully expresses thebright, focused, clean, sweet-tart flavors of cool, foggy Green Valley. It is beautifully balanced, imparting adelightful leesy, toasty, perfectly integrated barrel character that doesn't overwhelm the fruit. The texture issoft, smooth, silky and sensuous. The finish, long and lingering. Food pairings: Enjoy with corn soup, rainbow trout, sole, halibut with mushrooms and asparagus, salmon,steamed lobster, lemon roast chicken served with jasmine rice, veal chop, anything with a cream sauce, goatcheese and walnuts.

Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Wine Enthusiast

Rating: 88/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar

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February 2008

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July 2009

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February 2008

Rating: 93W&S - As reviewed by Iron Horse Unoaked Green Valley Chardonnay