Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2006 vintage. So much power. Decanted and tasted after 45 mins. Medium-heavy body STILL!! Big fruit, big oak, big everything as is the old Kosta Browne style. Things dialed down slightly in recent vintages. Showing well tho for this style and looks to do so for the next 7-8 years before dropping weight/fruit. There was enough acidity/tannic structure to propel this along throughout. 12.24.24. — a year ago

Michael Chelus

9.1

Cherry, raspberry, dark chocolate, licorice, vanilla and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — 4 years ago

Kristie

9.1

Christmas 2021 — 4 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2017 vintage — 5 years ago

Jay Eagan

9.1

This is Dan Kosta (Kosta Brown) new label. It’s a good example of Sonoma with raspberry and cherry tones with a brightness and acidity that work great with our spicy miso salmon. — 6 years ago

with Kristine

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

Brian Duffy

9.0

Named for the wives of Dan Kosta and Emeril Lagasse, this Pinot is not readily available, yet quite enjoyable with the bacon wrapped Pork tenderloin at Mayacama. — 11 years ago

Rhonda Mayeda

9.5

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

with Ryan and Donna

Julie Troy

9.7

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

Eric Urbani

8.9

A bit disappointing. Thought this was Browne of Kosta Browne (using just his surname post-sale) but alas, it is not. — 2 years ago

Michael Fagin

9.1

Very happy with this. Refreshing and pairs well with chicken — 4 years ago

David Walser

9.4

Could wait on drinking other bottles of this for another 5 years. Delicious tonight…I expect better in a few years. — 4 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.0

v15. Very nice, shaved, smoked cedar nose. Bold, rich, mixed cherry and tar fruit. Dry, tight mocha finish. Definite food wine. — 5 years ago

Monique Blanchard

8.9

Great earthy wine for the price — 6 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.5

Outstanding @ 10 year point — 7 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

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. — 9 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

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

Robert Brown

9.1

One of the best as of late. Eggplant parm, pared perfectly. — 3 years ago

with Cynthia

Enrico Pallazzo

9.4

Delicious but not quite as good as it used to be. Lots of cherry. — 4 years ago

Shay A

9.4

My last bottle of Cirq. I think the quality is extremely high, but the evolution and secondary market is hard to justify when similar priced wines (ex: Marcassin) are in a different realm.

This straddles bright and moderately lean Sonoma coast Pinot with ripe OR style pinot. When compared to Michael Browne’s Kosta Browne wines, its got a more elegant profile while retaining the rich fruit. Plenty of ripe cherry, black cherry, potpourri, and sandalwood aromatics. The palate here retains a lot of freshness to go along with the spiced rhubarb, black pepper, and maple drizzled black cherries. Acidity is very vibrant and keeps this wine afloat.

Pretty? Yes. Do I see this getting better? Not necessarily, just different. — 4 years ago

Samantha Shimogawa

9.0

Light, crisp, and smooth — 5 years ago

Steve Medbery

9.5

Stunning. Love the pure 667 clone. Strawberry with floral notes. — 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 — 8 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

Anthony Thompson

9.6

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

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. — 11 years ago

Sarah Blomfield

9.7

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