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Kosta Browne

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Kosta Browne

The men of Kosta Browne take nothing for granted, and when the opportune moment came to cease their dreams of crafting the most superior Pinot Noir in California, they went for it. Using their saved money made from tips at their restaurant jobs, Michael Browne and Dan Kosta purchased a half ton of Pinot Noir, a used barrel and a hand-crank stemmer-crusher and Kosta Browne was born. Starting from the bottom, they have developed relationships with growers to source ten single vineyard and three appellation wines. These flavor forward, intense, yet balanced wines have earned the praises of aficionados and critics alike. There is a 5 year wait list just to have access to the Kosta Browne mailing list; therefore you should be especially thrilled to have access to this California treasure.

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Tasting Notes

WA96
From one of the warmest sites in the Santa Lucia Highlands and granite soils, the 175-case 2014 Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard was mostly destemmed (10% whole clusters) and spent 15 months in 27% new French oak. It offers textbook Pinot Noir notes of kirsch, blackberries, wild herbs and cedary spice in a full-bodied, concentrated, impeccably structured and balanced profile. My notes finished with "serious wine," and while it certainly offers pleasure today, it will be even better with short term cellaring, and I suspect it will still be drinking nicely in 2028.
WS93
Plump and generous, with lively, delicate, earth- and gravel-laced plum and black cherry flavors, gaining a spicy quality and firming with fine-grained tannins on the aftertaste.

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