2018 Fall Offering Vintage Notes
After years of working with our estate vineyards and long-term grower partners throughout California, we have developed a deep understanding of how each location showcases Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Every site offers a unique combination of soil, slope, aspect, and microclimate that, when coupled with meticulous decisions about clones, rootstocks, and timing, fosters a distinctive personality. The 2016 growing season presented idyllic conditions for an unhurried, precise harvest with opportunity to exemplify the characteristics of each vineyard.
Meet Cerise:
Our never-ending quest to find California's best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards led us sixty-five miles north of our winery in Sebastopol to a raw and rustic parcel of land in Anderson Valley. It is a wild, untamed place with history of producing revered elegant wines that we have long admired. These 26 unique blocks sit along steep hillsides, with rocky terrain and have elevations that range from 700ft to 1700ft, with temperatures that push wines to their limits. Collectively they are known as Cerise Vineyard - our newest addition to the Kosta Browne Fall Offering.
After years of working with our estate vineyards and long-term grower partners throughout California, we have developed a deep understanding of how each location showcases Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Every site offers a unique combination of soil, slope, aspect, and microclimate that, when coupled with meticulous decisions about clones, rootstocks, and timing, fosters a distinctive personality. The 2016 growing season presented idyllic conditions for an unhurried, precise harvest with opportunity to exemplify the characteristics of each vineyard.
Meet Cerise:
Our never-ending quest to find California's best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards led us sixty-five miles north of our winery in Sebastopol to a raw and rustic parcel of land in Anderson Valley. It is a wild, untamed place with history of producing revered elegant wines that we have long admired. These 26 unique blocks sit along steep hillsides, with rocky terrain and have elevations that range from 700ft to 1700ft, with temperatures that push wines to their limits. Collectively they are known as Cerise Vineyard - our newest addition to the Kosta Browne Fall Offering.
2018 Fall Offering Wine Notes
Single Vineyard Wines
2016 Gap's Crown Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir 2016 Keefer Ranch, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir 2016 Cerise Vineyard, Anderson Valley, Pinot Noir 2016 Cerise Vineyard, Anderson Valley, Chardonnay 2016 Giusti Ranch, Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir 2016 Kanzler Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir 2016 Thorn Ridge Ranch, Sonoma Coast, Pinot Noir 2016 Rosella's Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir 2016 Pisoni Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir 2016 Garys' Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir 2016 Koplen Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Pinot NoirWinemaker Series
2016 4 Barrel, California, Pinot NoirVintages
2018 Fall Offering
2013
Quite simply, 2013 offered us truly wonderful conditions and allowed each vineyard to shine despite the recent statewide drought.
2012
Post-card growing season helped nurture a good crop of brilliant quality. A welcome respite from more difficult years.
2011
A challenging vintage but one we relished. Cool and wet spring followed by late rains during harvest caused some concern.
2010
Temperature extremes pushed us and our vineyards but the efforts paid off with resulting high quality.
2009
A joy of a vintage with near perfect growing conditions throughout the year.
2008
A difficult year - with frost, heat and drought all making an appearance.
2007
An ideal, if early, vintage with consistent weather and temperatures throughout the season.
2006
A cool spring was tempered by a hot July but overall, a cooler and more elegant year.
2005
Marked by cool weather that allowed fruit to mature gracefully. A sleek vintage.
