2015 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Magnum
Tasting Notes
This is Iron Horse’s most romantic bubbly. We describe the 2015 Wedding Cuvée as dangerously easy to drink. Warm straw color with a pure mousse, this fruit forward, elegantly dry bubbly, displays ultra tiny bubbles and an exceedingly long finish.
By nose: Raspberry, mandarin orange peel and nutmeg. By mouth: Stone fruit, pink grapefruit, Tahitian lime, blood orange, raspberry with a gentle mouthfeel. A food friendly wine that works with many different styles, sauces and preparations. Pairs well with full flavored fish, pork chops, and chicken. Also try with crispy kale and stir fried vegetables. All you really need is dark, bittersweet chocolate!
Winemaker Notes
Wedding Cuvée is our interpretation of a Blanc de Noirs. In blending this wine we chose Pinot Noir lots that were extremely expressive and fruit forward. Then in a decided step away from convention, we blend in a bit of steely Chardonnay to add a firm acid backbone. Hand harvested in the chill of early morning our Pinot Noir is gently pressed as whole clusters. The juice slowly ferments in stainless steel tanks at 62° to 65°f retaining bright fruit aromas and flavors in the wine. The dosage for the 2015 Wedding Cuvée is 7 mls Blanc de Noirs Lex and 4 ml 2016 Rued Chardonnay.
Specs
Vintage: 2015
Appellation: Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
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.”
How much more are you saving by buying 2 Magnums?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2015 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée Magnum - $20 = 10.00%
The 2010 vintage was our official Wedding wine. We placed a bottle on every table at the reception and had a 3L at the Bridal table. Of course I am in for 2!
Well crap. We are NOT supposed to be buying, but this is 2015 wedding cuvée and our wedding was in 2015.
Case on the way…
/giphy simplistic-measured-vein
Was 2015 a particularly good vintage? You can find 750s of this for most of their vintages anywhere from $30-50. Are people excited about the large format? What am I missing?!? Give me reasons to spend!
@pete0744
If you can find 750s of this for $30, please let us know where to get them!
FWIW, the 2016 750ml sells for $48 on the Iron Horse website and this 2015 magnum goes for $149. Large format bottles almost always run more than 2x their 750ml counterparts, as there is more overhead in that they are limited production items with expensive, heavy bottles and unique closures, labels, etc. which involve special bottling processes and hand labeling because the standard machinery isn’t cut out to handle the bigger bottles.
There is also the benefit of longer aging in a large format bottle for those who might want to cellar the wine for awhile.
@chipgreen I went back and clicked through all the links - all out of stock or temp unavail - you’re on to something here! Also thanks for the detail on the large format distinction! Appreciated!
@chipgreen@pete0744 yes, but 3x the cost for a magnum compared to regular bottle is rather steep. It’s usually more like 2.1x.
They didn’t stop me from buying due to the vintage, though.
@chipgreen@pete0744
Argonaut Wine and Liquor in Denver sometimes has the Wedding Cuvee on sale for around $33 - $35 a bottle for 750s plus tax. We always stock up when we see it!
Sometimes you can snag one cheap on WineBid, but they don’t come up very often.
What can I say about the map…Looks like NEO has gone wild on this offer!! Too many of us to be splitting a great offer!! The two bottle offer is great for us that want to start celebrating and not having storage room!
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2015 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Magnum
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$298 at Iron Horse Winery for 2x 2015 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée Magnum
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Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée Magnum
(1) $99.99 - (2)$179.99
2015 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée Magnum
How much more are you saving by buying 2 Magnums?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2015 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée Magnum - $20 = 10.00%
The 2010 vintage was our official Wedding wine. We placed a bottle on every table at the reception and had a 3L at the Bridal table. Of course I am in for 2!
/giphy amused-hysterical-loss
@chipgreen You two haven’t changed since then! Keep on celebrating!!
Well crap. We are NOT supposed to be buying, but this is 2015 wedding cuvée and our wedding was in 2015.
Case on the way…
/giphy simplistic-measured-vein
@klezman
We are in the same boat… IH, Wedding Cuvee, and our wedding year… trying to resist!
@knlprez we tagged then for our 10 and 20 year anniversaries. Do it!
@klezman
It’s a great plan, and they should hold 15 years, especially as a mag!
@klezman crap same boat…
A year earlier would have been spot on for swmbo and me.
Next up some regular size bottles of that would be useful too. I seem to have missed them since the 2016 is out now.
@klezman
K&L on 7/31/2020
@rjquillin as in you bought some then?
Can anyone comment on how these should age?
@jfuruno
Very gracefully, especially being large format bottles. Good for at least another decade, probably much longer.
@chipgreen Thank you for the reply and great pic. Always nice to see what people look like.
slick-pompous-manager
For our 30th anniversary
Was 2015 a particularly good vintage? You can find 750s of this for most of their vintages anywhere from $30-50. Are people excited about the large format? What am I missing?!? Give me reasons to spend!
@pete0744
If you can find 750s of this for $30, please let us know where to get them!
FWIW, the 2016 750ml sells for $48 on the Iron Horse website and this 2015 magnum goes for $149. Large format bottles almost always run more than 2x their 750ml counterparts, as there is more overhead in that they are limited production items with expensive, heavy bottles and unique closures, labels, etc. which involve special bottling processes and hand labeling because the standard machinery isn’t cut out to handle the bigger bottles.
There is also the benefit of longer aging in a large format bottle for those who might want to cellar the wine for awhile.
@chipgreen I went back and clicked through all the links - all out of stock or temp unavail - you’re on to something here! Also thanks for the detail on the large format distinction! Appreciated!
@chipgreen @pete0744 yes, but 3x the cost for a magnum compared to regular bottle is rather steep. It’s usually more like 2.1x.
They didn’t stop me from buying due to the vintage, though.
@chipgreen @pete0744
Argonaut Wine and Liquor in Denver sometimes has the Wedding Cuvee on sale for around $33 - $35 a bottle for 750s plus tax. We always stock up when we see it!
Sometimes you can snag one cheap on WineBid, but they don’t come up very often.
The 2-fer price here is really good!
Autobuy!
An autobuy, of course!
/giphy boiling-major-cow
I want to make a joke about limited gathering but these have years of life in them. Nice offer
@canonizer I’ll make a joke about how this past year has sucked so much I don’t need any help to polish off a magnum of this f*(7ing delicious wine.
@canonizer haha this gives me an excuse to drink an entire magnum
What can I say about the map…Looks like NEO has gone wild on this offer!! Too many of us to be splitting a great offer!! The two bottle offer is great for us that want to start celebrating and not having storage room!
I don’t see any labrats yet, are we expecting any? I could make myself very available next time an Iron Horse magnum deal comes up.
@KitMarlot On this, in a mag, highly unlikely…
@KitMarlot @rjquillin
I would volunteer to take one for a team and Rat a mag of IH as well. You know, sacrifices for the greater good!
@rjquillin so you’re saying there’s a chance?
@KitMarlot I was expecting labrats!
/giphy torrential-immense-chain
@MarkDaSpark
If I had a Casemates pendant, I would wear it on a chain like that.
@MarkDaSpark Anybody want to offer an over/under on how long on average until you lose a hand to that thing?
couldn’t resist
/giphy wobbly-darling-skate