Cellar Stocker: Cult Wines Beyond Napa Edition Continues…

MORE Kosta Browne!

For over a decade they’ve been the singular most wanted domestic Pinot producer. Winner of #1 Wine of the Year in 2011 from Wine Spectator. Countless huge scores. Even now their single-vineyard gems are hard to find - let alone at a discount!! Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate sums it up well: “While these are big, rich wines, they’re in no way over the top and the vast majority have classic, structured and age-worthy profiles. Other producers at this level are few and far between.

As Jeb Dunnuck calls ‘em: “distinctive, singular wines up there with the crème de la crème of the region.”

Case in point - this 95/96/97 rated Pinot. It’s a bottle of palate thumping, awesomesauce in your flavor hole magic type juice. Or as Jeb puts it, “a powerful wine that has very direct, driving tannins that deliver rich, ripe red-cherry and dark-fruit flavors.” Either way you’re gonna LOVE it.

Super limited again, sorry.

97 Points – James Suckling

“This sits on the top of a knoll with warm daytime temperatures and cool nights and mornings. The soils are rich in ironstone. This is a powerful wine that has very direct, driving tannins that deliver rich, ripe red-cherry and dark-fruit flavors. Athletic. The richness and juicy allure here is stunning, as is the deep, fleshy cherry flavor on the finish. Glossy tannin texture. Drink or hold.”

96 Points – Jeb Dunnuck

“From a great site in the Russian River Valley and just about all destemmed and aged 16 months in 55% new French oak, the 2017 Pinot Noir Treehouse Vineyard reveals a slightly deeper ruby/purple hue as well as more black cherry and slightly darker fruits that give way to more spice, violet, bouquet garni, and white flower notes with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied and balanced, with ripe tannins and a classic Burgundian style, it’s another stunning Pinot Noir from this estate that can be drunk today or cellared for over a decade. Drink 2020-2032.”

95 Points – Wine Spectator

“Powerful, lusciously spiced and contoured, with well-honed underbrush and cedary spice accents to the dried red fruit and berry flavors. The rich finish features toasty notes. Drink now through 2026.”