Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This bottle is a different source than my previous post. This is loaded w/ mulberries, gooseberries and liquid violets. Experience tells me, this bottle didn’t have quite the storage of my last.

This has a dark core of currents, blackberries, black, raspberries, dark cherry liqueur, both plums, mulberries, gooseberries & raspberries, mid to dark berry cola, dark chocolate cake with fudge, anise to black licorice, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon stick, and vanillin, dark spice, oak barrel shavings, cigar box, used leather, lead pencil shavings, moist clays, dry soils, limestone, dry crushed, rocks, dark, withering flowers, violets, and lavender, nice acidity, a well balanced, nicely toned, elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds and falls on spice and dry earth.

It still has another 5-7 years of road ahead. I just don’t think 2012’s have the longevity of 2013 and 2014 etc..

A Charles Hendricks made wine. — 4 days ago

Manuel Paredes

9.6

Beautiful round full bodied cab! Great with aged steak! — 7 months ago

Chris Rollmann

9.1

For the price a solid chard. — 10 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Color: Pale white / tinge of yellow

Aroma: Petrol, freshness, crisp, grass, meadows, what you would imagine gushing river water to smell like

Tasting notes: Asian pear, slight cheddar, sweet leaves

Texture: Laced with silk, rich, creamy, comforting, mouth hug

— 3 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.1

Drank like a Zinfandel with high alcohol, candied, fruit, and medium plus tannins. Hard to identify thIs as Cabernet despite the phenomenal pedigree — 3 years ago

Marc Melser

9.4

We had the 2013 Vintage on 5/2-3/21. This was a terrific full bodied, well balanced wine. Tastes of blackberry, plum, kirsch and vanilla on the palate. The tannins were smoothed out. A great example of the Napa floor. — 5 years ago

Emily Steedman

9.4

Beautiful wine for a beautiful day in Napa — 6 years ago

Doug Powers

8.9

This aged Oregon Chardonnay is still showing quite well, some honeyed aromas, but solid fruit and acidity, a medium-long finish, this is the first of 6 bottles I found in a box with non-Chardonnays, how well this is showing tonight gives me hope it will continue to drink well for a few more years, kudos to Mark Vlossak!! — a month ago

with Jim

Ryan McKinnon

9.4

Deep dark vibrant magenta color. Plum, blueberry, chocolate, old fashioned donut. Smooth, dry palate, with fine acidity. Firm, medium intensity tannins on the longish finish. — 6 months ago

joy horn

9.7

Bought at BV 10/25 $133. Ombre if the best Cabernets we've ever had. Bold, rich, smooth. — 10 months ago

Josh Eichorn

9.9

A perfect wine? Perhaps. Not many Napa wines can have this kind of horsepower at 19 years old (I was always told Napa wines fall apart after 15 years). I’ve never had Screaming Eagle or Grace Family or any of the new “premier cru” wines. What I will say, though, is that I have a hard time imagining a wine being better than this. Plush, with a solid core. Very little fade. Let it breathe, but it was drinkable right out of the bottle, rich with refined tannins, so much fruit, so much pleasure. The oak is now seamless with the wine, not an addition, but a part of it. If you had told me this was a more recent vintage, I would have believed you. This was Cosentino’s top of the line and what a top it was. Age has allowed for more complexity (I did taste this when it was newly bottled) and development, but this is a young wine, still. Nothing out of place. It is one of the best wines I’ve ever tasted. Quintessential Napa, the best the valley has to offer. I forget the story of “the secret clone” but knowing what all the steps are in making great wine, having this clone was just one of the many right choices in making this. This one may outlive me. It is in its prime with no end in sight. Perfect? I’m not sure. But I’ve not had better. — 2 years ago

Emily Anderson

9.2

Beautiful Chardonnay! — 4 years ago

Jonathan Bensick

9.1

Back to the Santa Ynez! — 6 years ago

Pat A

9.2

Good decent Pinot. Little bitter on the end. Had at Victoria's wine Wednesday. — 2 months ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Mother clone is always a treat. — 2 months ago

with Bonnie

Steve Mitchell

8.9

Very drinkable, a tiny bit sweet but still nice. — 8 months ago

Dennis Hogenkamp

9.4

13.0% ABV Medium in color. Aromas of cherry primarily.
Love the Hyland Vineyard & Coury Clone. — 2 years ago

Donald Williams

9.5

One of the nicest in the Iron Horse portfolio, and that’s saying a lot. — 3 years ago

with Bonnie

Leo Gentile

9.1

Drinking last third of bottle opened 4 days ago. Slightly brick red but crystal clear. Tar and@leather@on the nose Bright cherry raspberry. Deliciously long finish. Drink now@or hold a couple more years. — 4 years ago

garry post

9.0

Lovely, light, delicate, slightly oaky Pinot Noir from Home Ranch vineyard for Iron Horse. 2012 vintage enjoyed on OTBN February 27, 2021.

Smooth and silky. Soft and refined, chocolate notes. — 6 years ago