Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2018
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James Suckling
A delightful nose of red and black cherries, vanilla bean and sage. Full-bodied with well-integrated tannins. Great tension and release here with bright acidity carrying a long-lasting palate that goes between red fruit, toasted herbs and wet stone. Fermented in 100% concrete. Drink or hold.
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The Somm Journal
Whole-cluster fermented in 100% concrete and aged in French oak barrels for 14 months with an additional three months in wood tanks before bottling, this is a dynamic and woodsy red. Blue fruit reigns, graced by touches of cumin and sage. As the wine opens, its acidity gives rise to a minty cherry component, while the lasting finish leaves an earthy impression
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Wine Spectator
Rich acidity frames the structured dark currant and cherry tart flavors that are filled with lithe minerality. Fresh tannins power the taut and pure-tasting finish. Drink now through 2025. 620 cases made.
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Founded in 1997, Kosta Browne is one of North America’s most revered wineries, recognized for making some of the world’s finest Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. Located in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, and guided by an acclaimed team that includes renowned Winemaker Julien Howsepian, Kosta Browne makes appellation and single-vineyard wines from the most coveted cool-climate vineyards across the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Lucia Highlands appellations. In addition to partnering with the finest growers in California, Kosta Browne has an estate program that features 170 acres of vineyards through ownership or long-term leases that includes the Cerise Vineyard in Anderson Valley, Keefer Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, and a prized section of the Gap’s Crown Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. Kosta Browne has earned a place on Wine Spectator’s annual list of the world’s “Top 100 Wines” seven times since 2005, including “Wine of the Year” in 2011.
The Sonoma Coast AVA is large in area but, not counting overlapping regions like Russian River Valley, only has a few thousand acres of grapevines—and it’s no wonder. Much of the region is rugged and not easily accessible. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean’s fog and cool breezes limits the varieties that can be cultivated, but it proves to be an ideal environment for high quality Pinot Noir.
Since fog is a frequent fact of life here, as are heavy marine layers that sometimes bring rain, the best vineyards are wisely planted above the fog line, on picturesque ridges that capture enough sun to provide even ripening. That, with the overnight drop in temperature that reliably preserves acidity, results in fine expressions of Pinot Noir that often receive tremendous critic and consumer praise alike, and are often in high demand.