Monique Blanchard

8.9

Great earthy wine for the price — 5 years ago

Alex

9.5

Great acid with a jammy nose. Could pass for a bigger wine. — 7 years ago

Kirk F

9.5

Happy birthday to me! Well, to Mrs Feyereisen as well. Celebrating tonight before heading overseas for 10 days and what a bottle this was. Kosta Browne is always special but this may have been my favorite - cola and cherry notes ride along a finish that sails on for at least a minute. Lucky to have snagged a handful of these last summer. Cheers all! — 8 years ago

Michael Seely

9.0

Delightful — 9 years ago

with Joe

Lewis Perdue

9.0

A masterful Wallenda balance between fruit, tannin and oak … prominent dark berry fruit without being overly forward. Not big in body, but deep and long on taste. Aging really well. Sold out now, but was $40 when released. — 10 years ago

Randolfo Gumenick

10

Terrific at the open, silky smooth texture and very round and balanced with a nice long finish. Kosta Brown's elegant touch shows in the structure of this big subtly jammy syrah. Too bad there's probably no '04's available but I'm loving this wine. — 11 years ago

Julie Troy

9.7

Really good!! Soft, very dry a little spicy — 12 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.5

Stunning. Love the pure 667 clone. Strawberry with floral notes. — 6 years ago

Scott Petrus

9.1

55% Merlot, 35% Cab, 10% Syrah, and 100% delicious. Blue fruit and cassis carry the mid palette with a smoky finish from the Syrah. Really opened up after an hour. Wonderful wine. Walla Walla — 8 years ago

David Schoonover

9.4

Excellent Pinot. The Kosta Browne team nailed it — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Tony Cartlidge & Glen Browne began their wine venture in 1980 to build a winery from scratch. Without enough money to buy an estate they decided to source the best farmed grapes and make wine in their garage winery. Aromas of sweet tropical fruits and citrus notes. Flavors of apple, peach and cinnamon spice with lively acidity on well balanced frame. Lingering finish ending with citrus mineral notes. Tremendous value. — 8 years ago

Anthony Thompson

9.6

Probably my fav Pinot this year. Heaps do cranberries, light and with an amazing smell — 10 years ago

Rhonda Mayeda

9.5

A really enjoyable Pinot ...thanks, son.
— 10 years ago

with Ryan and Donna

Sarah Blomfield

9.7

This merlot almost has a Cabernet flavor but isn't as dry. Really liked it. — 12 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.5

Outstanding @ 10 year point — 6 years ago

Heather Robinson

9.0

Really nice mouth feel and flavor. Didn’t have food to have with it but I’d bet it would be fabulous with steak or lamb. $33 on sale for $29 - had at hone tasting — 7 years ago

"Odedi"

9.3

A few of you suggested that I do a Cabernet Franc Wednesday, so I decided to try it for a few weeks, and I'm going to start with a bang...

Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.

Great nose of blueberries, blackberries, earth, sweet plums, cherries, vanilla, leather, cedar, chocolates, cola, mocha, espresso, leather, peppercorn and spices.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, raisins, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, chocolates, smoke, peppermint, coffee, beef jerky, earth, cola, peppercorn, leather, tobacco and light vegetables.

Long finish with firm tannins and tangy raspberries.

What a great surprise. This Washington Cabernet Franc is well balanced, complex and interesting with lots of chocolate notes. Not much of the bell pepper notes, that I expected.

Showing a gentle mouthfeel with a nice ending. Delicious!

Wine Enthusiasts 87 Points.

A blend of 90% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot. Aged for 23 months in Oak barrels.

14.7% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$30. — 8 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.7

2012 CIRQ Estate Treehouse Pinot Noir. Michael Browne’s (of Kosta Browne) personal project which as I understand is an homage to the Summers he spent at a ‘Circus Camp’ in his youth. Treehouse is an amazing hilltop (stunning elevation) property in west Sonoma County with red, iron-rich soil surrounded by (say what?) coastal cypress trees. I had the pleasure of visiting, hosted by Damon Wong, and it's an amazing Vineyard. Unlike anything else I've ever seen. I can understand Michael's fascination with it. The wine: On the nose, red fruits, cedarbox, with notes of rhubarb and fennel. On the palate, pomegranate, kirsch, black tea, spices, roasted herbs along with hints of black truffles and white pepper. Beautiful texture. Lengthy finish. Classic expression of Pinot Noir. If I had to distinguish it from Kosta Browne from a flavor-perspective, I would say higher acidity and a bit of tannin give it a quality more accustom to Grand Cru Burgundy which is not bad company. I'm a fan. Congrats to Michael as well as his partner in this project, my friend Kenny Rochford, one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. — 9 years ago

Jennifer Wagner

9.0

Awesome Zin! — 11 years ago

Carrie Reck

9.6

Really good. Matt liked also — 12 years ago