2018 & 2019 Kosta Browne "4-Barrel" California Pinot Noir Vertical Tasting Lot
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2018 & 2019 Kosta Browne "4-Barrel" California Pinot Noir Vertical Tasting Lot
Bid on this 2-bottle tasting lot; including 1-bottle of 2018 Kosta Browne "4-Barrel" California Pinot Noir (96JS, 93WS, 92WE) and 1-bottle of 2019 Kosta Browne "4 Barrel" California Pinot Noir. Of the 2018 Kosta Browne "4-Barrel" California Pinot Noir, James Suckling writes: "Lovely aromas of plump black fruit, tobacco leaf and sage. Full-bodied with a lot of lift and refinement on the palate. Fine, well-integrated tannins. Juicy and succulent fruit with so much clarity and elegance. Toasted herbs, ground spice and dried flowers come through, as a more savory character takes over. Delicious. Drink or hold." (11/2021)
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Auction Item Details
2018 Kosta Browne "4-Barrel" California Pinot Noir
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources on release and stored in a professionally built home cellar. Delivered to K&L via refrigerated transit.
Over the past two decades, Kosta Browne has risen to prominence among California Pinot enthusiasts as a premier source for boutique, single-vineyard bottlings of extraordinary purity and luxurious complexity. The 4-Barrel blend is a made annually as a proprietary winemaker's selection of the four most expressive barrels in the cellar, irrespective of appellation. Winery notes: "Unshackled from geographic constraints, this is a wine that comes straight from the heart of our winemaking team. 4-Barrel is a singular wine, the components of which change each year but whose promise and reason for being remain the same – a winemaker’s pledge to unearth a remarkable story from each vintage. The best blend we can craft from four special barrels with no vineyard or appellation restrictions. Crafted using the most exceptional barrels of wine from the Mt. Carmel, Giusti, Garys' and Kanzler vineyards, this monumental Pinot Noir is a symphony for the senses, combining elegance and intensity, with pure, radiant layers of red apple, black cherry, sagebrush, lavender, and crème brulée. Sleek and powerful, it seamlessly marries the suave textural depth of Mt. Carmel, the robust richness of Garys’ Vineyard, the acidic tension and intensity of Giusti, and the seductive harmony of Kanzler, resulting in an epic, age-worthy wine from a benchmark vintage."
Professional Reviews
96
James Suckling
“Lovely aromas of plump black fruit, tobacco leaf and sage. Full-bodied with a lot of lift and refinement on the palate. Fine, well-integrated tannins. Juicy and succulent fruit with so much clarity and elegance. Toasted herbs, ground spice and dried flowers come through, as a more savory character takes over. Delicious. Drink or hold.” (11/2021)
93
Wine Spectator
“Nicely spicy, with a savory richness to the lively dark cherry, plum and dried blackberry flavors, supported by firm acidity and tannins. The creamy finish offers chocolate brioche accents. (KM)” (09/2021)
92
Wine Enthusiast
“Intense, spicy oak flavors win the attention away from good, ripe black-fruit components in this full-bodied and smooth-textured wine blended from different California wine regions. Aged in 75% new French barrels, its black-cherry and almost jammy blackberry notes are wrapped in wood smoke, nutmeg, clove and cinnamon. (JG)” (07/2021)
Product Details
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources on release and stored in a professionally built home cellar. Delivered to K&L via refrigerated transit.
2019 Kosta Browne "4 Barrel" California Pinot Noir
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources on release and stored in a professionally built home cellar. Delivered to K&L via refrigerated transit.
A small-lot California Pinot Noir from Kosta Browne, "4 Barrel" reflects the winery’s long-running focus on individual barrel selection and blending. Founded in 1997 by Dan Kosta and Michael Browne, Kosta Browne built its reputation on Pinot Noir sourced from top California coastal vineyards rather than a single estate model.
Professional Reviews
92
Wine Advocate
“The 2019 Pinot Noir 4 Barrel has a deep ruby color and is a touch tarry/flinty to begin, slowly giving way to cranberry, dried orange peel, underbrush and potpourri. The medium-bodied palate is gently chewy, with softened acidity and an earth-laced finish. (EB)” (07/2022)
Product Details
Quantity: 1
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources on release and stored in a professionally built home cellar. Delivered to K&L via refrigerated transit.
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