2014 Kosta Browne Russian River Valley Pinot Noir French Nearly perfect Montée de Tonnerre

Nearly perfect Montée de Tonnerre from a full yield of 55 hectoliters per hectare

leading with a subtlety that reveals lovely cedar and tobacco spices and Bay Laurel

with strong essences of cedar

Revealing a healthy ruby/purple color and classic notes of sage brush

2014 Kosta Browne Russian River Valley Pinot Noir French Nearly perfect Montée de Tonnerre"The appellation 2014 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley from this team is a smoking effort. Mostly destemmed and brought up in 44% new French oak, it's loaded with notions of black raspberries, toasted spice, licorice and underbrush. These give way to a full bodied, concentrated, textured Pinot Noir that packs plenty of fruit, while never losing the elegance and purity of the variety. It will evolve every bit as well as most of the single vineyard