Kosta Browne Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir Rita's Crown 2021 NO20230927 The yellow chateau of Saint-Estephe

The yellow chateau of Saint-Estephe

The wine emerges from the unmistakably stony Caillottes soils found in parcels around Bué

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Mugnier layers peonies and rose petals with ripe dark fruit

A cellar treasure

Kosta Browne Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir Rita's Crown 2021 NO20230927 The yellow chateau of Saint-EstepheKosta Browne's first foray into Sta. Rita Hills brought them to Rita's Crown, a hillside site on the western, ocean influenced edge of this cool Central Coast AVA. The 2021 vintage was harvested across three weeks during what the winery considers an ideal growing season, and it shows in the wine: bright red fruit, lifted aromatics, and a finesse profile rather than a power profile. The cool maritime influence pushes the wine toward cranberry,