BLOCKS/CLONES USED IN THE BLEND
Gap’s Crown 667: 25%;
Kanzler 115: 25%;
Keefer Ranch Pommard/115: 25%;
Garys’ Pisoni: 25%
TRELLISING TYPE
Gap’s Crown: cane pruned;
Kanzler: cane pruned;
Keefer Ranch: Bi-lateral cordon;
Garys’ Pisoni: Uni-lateral cordon
HARVEST DATES
Kanzler: 10-25-06
Miron: 10-14-06
Gap’s Crown: 9-26-06
Rosella’s: 10-22-06
ALCOHOL 14.9%
pH 3.63
TA 5.8 g/L
BOTTLING DATE January 30, 2008
AROMA
Rich raspberry and ripe plum aromas prevail and are complemented by a refined baking spice.
PALATE
Delicate and balanced, with opulent plum and juicy raspberry fruit converging to complete a seamless flavor experience. Structured tannins are on the forefront leading to a sustained and unctuous finish.
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.
With soaring aromas and pure, exquisite flavors, these are incredible wines from a not-to-be-missed vintage.
– Julien Howsepian
