For those of you who have followed me pretty regularly in the past, you probably noticed that I've fallen off a cliff this year with only a few blog posts. Sorry about that - real life took hold and my time has been very limited this year. I'm hoping to get the time to start back up in full force soon, but, in the meantime, I wanted to re-post one of my few posts this week that just showed up as the #1 wine on Wine Spectator's Top 100 for 2011 - the Kosta Browne 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. Wine Spectator gave it a 95, I gave it a 93, so it looks like like I'll need to dig back into the cellar to try another bottle and see who's right.
Original post from April 8, 2011:
Once again, Kosta Browne comes through with a stunner. This is not your delicate flowery Pinot that decided it would be a a ski bum in Mount Hood, Oregon...this one makes no apologies about being a big, bold, in your face California Pinot.
On the nose, it's rose petals smashed into a queen-size bed of dark chocolate, with a hint of marshmallow and spice. The palate is stemmy - good tree bark stemmy - with a wash of rose petals, mocha and dried cherry.
Okay, so that was a little dramatic on the description, but, at least take this away - if you have not had Kosta Browne Pinot Noir before, I'm not sure I want to hear from you until you have.
My rating: 93
Once again, Kosta Browne comes through with a stunner. This is not your delicate flowery Pinot that decided it would be a a ski bum in Mount Hood, Oregon...this one makes no apologies about being a big, bold, in your face California Pinot.
On the nose, it's rose petals smashed into a queen-size bed of dark chocolate, with a hint of marshmallow and spice. The palate is stemmy - good tree bark stemmy - with a wash of rose petals, mocha and dried cherry.
Okay, so that was a little dramatic on the description, but, at least take this away - if you have not had Kosta Browne Pinot Noir before, I'm not sure I want to hear from you until you have.
My rating: 93
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