Nose
Ripe red fruit of strawberry and cherry with a little pomegranate reduction, complex sweet spice with licorice and a little toasty oak with balanced savory notes of dried herbs, beet root, graphite and leather.
Palate
Medium plus body with rich ripe strawberry and pomegranate along with baking spice of vanilla, cinnamon and anise on the entry. The mid-palate is more savory with mineral and earthy notes of crushed rock, forest leaves and leather balancing the rich fruit of the entry. The finish is fresh and long with returning ripe red fruit, spice and wood notes mixing with the savory elements of the mid-palate, supported by chalky, fine tannins that link all of this wine’s complex components.
Growing Conditions
The Kosich Family Vineyard lies on the eastern fraction of the Sonoma Carneros appellation. At an elevation of just 110’ this vineyard sits atop a knoll which is very unusual for the area, and is definitely a one-of-a-kind unique vineyard source. The Kosich pinot noir is planted with an eastern exposure on a side slope and is our first pinot to arrive at the winery during harvest. Planted with Pommard and Clone 115, the wine displays more finesse and character than most Carneros appellation pinot noirs.
Bottling
Bottled unfined July 2015.
Winemaking
Each block was destemmed into 4 ton fermenters with about 10% whole clusters and cold soaked for five days. The wine was pressed at dryness
Aging
François Frere Troncais and Remond Allier Barrels (35% new) for ten months surlee.
Food Pairing
Grilled salmon served with a chanterelle mushroom cream sauce or cheeseburgers with bacon.
