The Wine
2007 Vintage
Pinot Noir - 4 Barrel
Our 2007 4-Barrel is perhaps the best wine of the vintage for Kosta Browne. Although it is the smallest lot, it requires the most attention to detail. With our other wines, a 5% blending change is very subtle, but it can have a big impact. When we’re dealing with four barrels of wine, one change results in a 25% shift in the blend, making the puzzle very diffi cult to complete. These four special barrels are identifi ed from 70 different lots of Pinot Noir. We select 20 of our most special barrels and then narrow that set down to the final four. We make this wine with no restrictions, meaning it does not matter from which vineyard or appellation the barrels come. The goal with this wine is to produce the most balanced, delicious wine we can.
Aromatics:
Rich and filling. Complex with layers of berries, warm spices, rich ripe cherries and sweet lavender with a touch of spice.
On the palate:
Intense and coating. The 2007 4-Barrel is expansive on the palate with many levels of fruit & currants. Traces of dark berry and ripe plum. A tremendously long and caressing finish.