Sparkling Wine from USA

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Sleek and expressive, with floral strawberry and spicy vanilla aromas and delicately layered flavors of apple and lemon zest, accented by hints of ginger and spice. Drink now. 8,480 cases made. –TF

Wine Spectator, 91 points: A rich version, loaded with spicy cinnamon notes. Bold apple aromas, with a whiff of yeast, lead to complex, layered pear, crème brûlée and baked apple flavors that linger. Drink now. 80,000 cases made.

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: Editors' Choice. This is a well-aged, reserve-style sparkling wine that is one of California's best. It delivers abundant and distinctive flavors without losing its cool. The wine has attractively smoky, toasty and...

Connoisseur's Guide, 91 points: Suggestions of tart cherries merge with those of green apples in the very fresh and definitively yeasty aromas of this wonderfully refined, somewhat lighter-leaning pink, and, if less than emphatic about Rosé vinosity...

Wine Enthusiast, 96 points: A stunning wine, exactly 50-50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. This vintage was a successful one for Iron Horse, proven again with their release of this LD, after aging on the lees for nine years. The mouthfeel is soft and...

Wine Spectator, 92 points: A luxurious sparkler, with toasty brioche, mineral and lemon brûlée aromas and rich, complex flavors of crisp apple and raspberry, showing accents of fresh ginger and spice. Drink now through 2017. — T.F.

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: This rosé seems elegant all the way through. The color is a light salmon, the aromas are slightly earthy, with touches of baking spices, jasmine and fresh baked bread. A grand blend of rich flavors spreads across the...

Connoisseur's Guide, 92 points: Finding a place at the lighter end of the Rosé spectrum and, in fact, a wine that could easily pass for a Blanc de Noirs, this lightly yeasty version fixes on energetic, slightly juicy, young fruit as its main motif. It...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Light and expressive, with a wonderful core of pear and quince, persisting against creamy effervescence into a long and precise finish. Has presence, length and remarkable freshness. Drink now. 1,012 cases made. –HS