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2008 Kosta Browne 4-Barrel Pinot Noir - 750ml pinot noir

2008 Kosta Browne 4-Barrel Pinot Noir - 750ml

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2008 Kosta Browne 4-Barrel Pinot Noir - 95 pts -
Kosta Browne is one of the great American success stories of the last decade. The story begins when longtime friends Dan Kosta and Michael Browne discover a shared passion for Pinot Noir while working together at a local restaurant. They start with a tiny amount of homemade Pinot Noir, grow gradually, acquire some financing along the way, work their tails off and one day the mailing list requires a five year wait for the vineyard designated wines. Of course I am simplifying, but Kosta Browne is the type of entrepreneurial success that can only happen in this country. Over the years, as the winemaking approach has developed, the wines have become much more finessed than they used to be. Toast levels have come down. Some lots are fermented in open top wood vats, an approach that seems promising based on the wines I tasted. A number of the wines were fermented with whole clusters, as noted below. The Kosta-Browne Pinots are notable for their exuberant fruit. The wines are incredibly attractive when young, which is when I prefer to drink them.
Varietal Pinot Noir
Vintage 2008
Rating 95 WS
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country USA
Region California
Location North Coast
Producer Kosta Browne
Color Red
Wine Type Table
Rating
Wine Spectator 95 WS - 2008 Kosta Browne 4 Barrel Pinot Noir - 95 pts - Only 97 cases produced! Ripe, tight and juicy, with vivid dark berry, floral and wilted rose flavors that are more impressive than when this was reviewed last year. One of those happy gains.—Kosta Browne non-blind vertical (March 2011). Drink now through 2020. 97 cases made. WS
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Varietal Pinot Noir
Vintage 2008
Rating 95 WS
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country USA
Region California
Location North Coast
Producer Kosta Browne
Color Red
Production
 97 cases
    Varietal Pinot Noir
    Vintage 2008
    Rating 95 WS
    Bottle Size 750 ml
    Bottle Quantity 1
    Country USA
    Region California
    Location North Coast
    Producer Kosta Browne
    Color Red
    Wine Type Table
    Varietal Pinot Noir
    Vintage 2008
    Rating 95 WS
    Barrels
    Style
    Owners
    Region California
    Location North Coast
    Producer Kosta Browne
    Winemaker
    Production
    		 97 cases
    Robert Parker Rating
    Antonio Galloni Rating Deep red. Ripe dark berry and cherry aromas are complemented by smoky mineral and floral qualities. Youthful blackberry skin and cherry flavors show very good depth and become livelier with air. Red and dark berry liqueur notes dominate the long, sappy finish, which leaves a refreshingly bitter cherry pit note behind. It seems like the muscular Amber Ridge component has the upper hand right now.
    Wine Spectator Rating 95 WS - 2008 Kosta Browne 4 Barrel Pinot Noir - 95 pts - Only 97 cases produced! Ripe, tight and juicy, with vivid dark berry, floral and wilted rose flavors that are more impressive than when this was reviewed last year. One of those happy gains.—Kosta Browne non-blind vertical (March 2011). Drink now through 2020. 97 cases made. WS
    Burghound Rating

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