Kosta Browne, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

Kosta Browne, a Sebastopol winery owned by Duckhorn, specialises in Pinot Noir, with appellation and single-vineyard bottlings, plus Chardonnay and a sparkling wine programme. Its Russian River Valley sources include Keefer Ranch, Giusti Ranch, Treehouse, El Diablo and Bootlegger's Hill. In 2016 it acquired Cerise Vineyards above Boonville in Anderson Valley, mostly Pinot Noir and Chardonnay at 700 to 1,700 feet. Sourcing also reaches the Santa Lucia Highlands, Sta. Rita Hills, Oregon's Eola Springs and Shea, and a Burgundy Series. Once known for heavily extracted wines from very ripe grapes, it has moved since 2015 toward less extraction; its winemaker says the wines combine richness and refinement.

Region

Sonoma County (Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast) and Anderson Valley, California

Owner

Duckhorn Wine Company (since 2018)

Vineyards

Cerise Vineyards, Anderson Valley (acquired 2016); sources incl. Keefer Ranch, Giusti Ranch, Treehouse, El Diablo, Bootlegger's Hill

Grapes

Pinot Noir; Chardonnay

Wines

Appellation and single-vineyard Pinot Noirs; Chardonnay; sparkling; Burgundy Series

Style

Shifted since 2015 from highly extracted, very ripe wines toward less extraction

Website

kostabrowne.com

Sources: Wikipedia, winespectator.com, winewithseth.com