The Wine
2006 Vintage
Pinot Noir - 4 Barrel
Our 2006 4-Barrel is perhaps the best wine of the vintage for Kosta Browne. Although it is the smallest lot, it requires the most attention and detail. With our other wines, a 5% blending change is very subtle. When we’re dealing with four barrels, one change results in a 25% shift in the blend. These four special barrels are identified 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 which vineyard or appellation the barrels come from. The goal with this wine is to produce the most balanced, delicious wine we can.
Aromatics:
Round and seamless. Multi-layered with dark cherries, black fruit, toasted creamy oak with hints of spice.
On the palate:
Our 2006 4-Barrel is dark and brooding with cassis, blackberry and sweet plum. The midpalate reveals a slight hint of earthiness with supportive acid and a dusting of cocoa leading to a long, long finish.