Expect ripe dark cherry, black raspberry, baking spice, vanilla, dried herb, and a savory note with medium-to-full body, silky structured tannins, and bright acidity. The 2013 California vintage was excellent and age-worthy.
- Varietal
- Pinot Noir
- Region
- USA / California / Sonoma County / Petaluma Gap
- Body
- Medium to Full
- Style
- dry red, single-vineyard, polished, age-worthy
The producer
Gap's Crown Vineyard is one of California's most acclaimed Pinot Noir sites, sitting in the Petaluma Gap in the southern Sonoma Coast — a wind-tunnel sub-region defined by cool maritime breezes. Multiple top producers receive Gap's Crown allocations, with Kosta Browne's bottling among the most acclaimed.
What critics say
Kosta Browne Gap's Crown Pinot consistently receives high-90s scores from major critics and is regarded as one of the top California single-vineyard Pinots.
Pairing
Roasted duck breast with cherry reduction, grilled lamb chops, mushroom-forward dishes