The Winery Ironstone of California

Winery Ironstone - Reserve Meritage
The winery offers 52 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 3641 of the estates of California.
It is located in California

The Winery Ironstone is one of the best wineries to follow in Californie.. It offers 52 wines for sale in of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Ironstone wines

Looking for the best Winery Ironstone wines in California among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Ironstone wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Ironstone wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Ironstone

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Ironstone

How Winery Ironstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, dad's lamb mouse or rabbit with onions and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Ironstone

On the nose the red wine of Winery Ironstone. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, boysenberries or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of mocha, lemon or chocolate. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Ironstone. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Ironstone

  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Ironstone.

  • Zinfandel
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petite Sirah
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

With its mountains, valleys, plains and plateaus, California's topography is as Complex as its Climate, offering winemakers a bewildering array of terroirs. California wines have only gained worldwide recognition in recent decades (especially after the 1976 Paris ruling). However, the state's wine history goes back more than 200 years. European vines were first planted in the 18th century, when settlers and missionaries moved up and down the West Coast.

The top white wines of Winery Ironstone

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Ironstone

How Winery Ironstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of pasta with scamorza and pancetta cheese, light stuffed tomatoes or mussels with rosemary and barbecue.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Ironstone

On the nose the white wine of Winery Ironstone. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or orange blossom and sometimes also flavors of elderflower, mango or lychee. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Ironstone. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Ironstone

  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Ironstone.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Symphony
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Ironstone

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Ironstone

How Winery Ironstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with mustard, leeks with ham and béchamel sauce or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Ironstone

  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Ironstone.

  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Late harvest

A name historically used in Alsace, late harvest refers to grapes harvested during over-ripening for the production of sweet and syrupy wines.

The top pink wines of Winery Ironstone

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Ironstone

How Winery Ironstone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef luc lake, couscous chicken and merguez or baked dumplings.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Ironstone.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Tempranillo
  • Symphony
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Winery Ironstone and wines from the region

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Rare Napa wine of Judgement of Paris fame sells for $12,000

Heritage Auctions said a single bottle of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘SLV’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 – representing the Napa Valley red wine that beat top Bordeaux in the landmark 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting – fetched $12,300. That marks a new record auction price for the wine, said Heritage. It was sold to a bidder who wished to remain anonymous during an auction of nearly 4,000 wines from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘legacy collection’. Steven Spurrier’s 1976 Judge ...

The word of the wine: Late harvest

A name historically used in Alsace, late harvest refers to grapes harvested during over-ripening for the production of sweet and syrupy wines.