Jake Hajer

9.1

Aging well. Could easily go another 10-15. Forrest floor. Boysenberry. — a year ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Great balance. Honest. Pure. Creamy. Made by the former winemaker at Saintsbury. 13.4% abv. — 2 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

v18. Very Good! Toasty, fresh cut apple nose. Creamy, fresh apples and pear fruit. Bright, weighty, round , baking spice, oaky finish. Nicely balanced. — 3 years ago

Connor Smith

9.5

Whadda wine! 🇺🇸🍷

Byron Kosuge established himself as a California legend at Saintsbury in Carneros from 1985 to 2001. Saintsbury’s cool climate Pinots swam upstream from the general thrust of American wine at the time, emphasizing a softer touch.

His own label, B. Kosuge Wines, takes it a step further to the West Sonoma Coast at the edge of the continent. 🌊🌊🌊☁️☁️☁️ He has dedicated the rest of his career to doing his part to find the path forward for California wine in a changing world.

Byron felt that 2015 and 2016 were the finest vintages he’d ever produced. So when 2017 rolled around as more of a B+ vintage, he declassified all of his elite Hirsch Vineyard fruit for use in the Sonoma Coast wine. Many winemakers would have used the opportunity to crank up the price, but Byron kept it level. Here at Le Dû’s Wines in Manhattan, it’s $32.99 on the shelf.

Repeat: 🚨🚨THIS IS OVER 50% HIRSCH VINEYARD PINOT NOIR AND YOU CAN GET IT FOR UNDER $35🚨🚨.

Byron is an insightful guy with a lot of thoughts about where California wine is and where it’s going. If you ever get a chance to visit with him, jump on it! — 6 years ago

Chris N

9.3

Another winner 🇬🇧 — 7 years ago

Sam Zavari

9.0

Toasted oak and butterscotch with good lemon notes. — 8 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.2

Grapefruit, lime, custard. — a year ago

Billy L.

9.2

Saintsbury Winery Carneros Region Napa Valley 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻 — 2 years ago

Shana B

9.6

Balanced. A little fruity — 2 years ago

Robert Stackowiak

9.0

Fragrance of cherry and some spice. With air, both appear on the palate. Quite different and more mature than most Saintsbury releases but quite pleasing. April 2021. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Byron Kosuge, winemaker at Saintsbury for 20 years, makes this label of his own. Dark Ruby with aromas of rich ripe fruit and oak spice. On the palate sweet cherry and berry flavors with herb and clove spice notes. Lingers on a well balanced frame ending with spice, cedar and mineral tones, needs more time to develop. Nice! — 6 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

Actually tasted fresher than the 2009. Cran-tea. Brine. — 7 years ago

Amasaur Kellasaur

9.7

A treat we picked up last year on our anniversary. We can't wait to visit Saintsbury again soon! — 8 years ago

with Jasasaur

Jake Hajer

9.3

(Don’t mind the chocolate on the label) cinnamon, apricot, vanilla. Impressive. — 2 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

Fruity, white peach. Elegant. — 2 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

The grape is St Laurent. Tannic rougher Pinot like. Good treatment on this. Only 12%. — 2 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

I’ve always been partial to Saintsbury PN. This one did not disappoint. Lucious fruit and beautiful balance- dances across my palate. Got 3 more!! — 5 years ago

Adrian Fischer

9.1

Buttery, slight oak, not too sweet, great character develops through the whole pallet and nose — 7 years ago

leon egozi

8.9

Taste of Vail lamb cook off. Pairing with pinots and zins — 7 years ago

Andrew Notarfrancesco

9.1

Minimal fruit with nice balance crushed rock and hints of earth — 8 years ago

with Amy and Rolf