VINEYARD Gap’s Crown
CLONES 115: 10%; 667: 45%; 828: 15%; Swan: 30%
ORIENTATION North/East
TRELLISING VSP
SOIL Goulding Cobble Loam
HARVEST September 7-October 4, 2008
FERMENTATION 1-ton bins / 5-ton open tops / 5-day cold soak / 9-11 day ferment / 95% de-stemmed / 5% whole cluster
OAK 54% new French oak for 16 months
ALCOHOL 14.8%
pH 3.53
TA 6.6 g/L
AROMA
Sturdy and intense, with ripe plum, cherry and huckleberry, followed by earthy truffle.
PALATE
Precise and textured with chocolate cherry and briary fruit on the front palate. Notes of orange flower and fennel seed define a long and smooth finish.
We are excited to introduce a new Single Vineyard wine to Kosta Browne’s Fall Release. The Gap’s Crown Vineyard is owned and managed by Premier Pacifi c Vineyards. They approached us in 2005 about their new vineyards in Sonoma County. Upon visiting Gap’s Crown Vineyard near Penngrove, we were very impressed with their dedication to vineyard excellence. The vineyard is planted to 100 acres of Pinot Noir and is divided into 30 different and distinct blocks. Mike Cybulski (Director of Vineyard Operations), Francisco Araujo (Regional Vineyard Manager), Leonel Ortiz (Regional Vineyard Supervisor) and David Rosas (Site Supervisor) oversee winegrowing and farming operations at Gap’s Crown. Their viticulture is second to none, producing some of the fi nest grapes in Sonoma County. While the majority of the grapes sourced from this vineyard since 2006 have been the backbone of our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, the consistent quality of the fruit received from Gap’s Crown in 2008 necessitated the creation of a new Single Vineyard wine from this incredible property.
THE SONOMA COAST, WHICH OVERLAPS with the Russian River Valley and stretches all the way to the windswept edge of the Pacific Ocean, has emerged as a hub for cool-climate wines. The vineyards are planted using the finest modern clones and viticultural techniques and have rapidly earned the region acclaim for producing some of the world’s most extraordinary Pinot Noirs.
A deserving pitstop along the Sonoma Coast is the picturesque town of Bodega. Made famous by Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” this little town is also known for incredible food from talented chefs focused on local, seasonal brilliance.
