Kosta Browne
One Sixteen Russian River Valley Chardonnay
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
straw colored core, watery rim; lemon, wet stone, oyster shell, minimal new oak; light bodied, good acidity, 13.8% ABV; sourced from multiple sites including Charles Ranch, El Diablo, Heintz, Keefer Ranch, Laguna Valdez, Ritchie, Rued, Zio Tony; fermented 12% in foudre, 6% in concrete, and the rest in barrique with 26% aged in new French oak for 14 months with the remainder in stainless steel, concrete, and foudre; thin in mouth and mediocre for $65
straw colored core, watery rim; lemon, wet stone, oyster shell, minimal new oak; light bodied, good acidity, 13.8% ABV; sourced from multiple sites including Charles Ranch, El Diablo, Heintz, Keefer Ranch, Laguna Valdez, Ritchie, Rued, Zio Tony; fermented 12% in foudre, 6% in concrete, and the rest in barrique with 26% aged in new French oak for 14 months with the remainder in stainless steel, concrete, and foudre; thin in mouth and mediocre for $65
1 person found it helpfulJan 29th, 2020Love the deep yellow color..think its going to be buttery and oak but very well balanced..great body to it also
Love the deep yellow color..think its going to be buttery and oak but very well balanced..great body to it also
Mar 30th, 2024
Excellent. Tart with enough fruit and complexity to make this more Burgundian than Californian in inspiration.
Excellent. Tart with enough fruit and complexity to make this more Burgundian than Californian in inspiration.
Mar 16th, 2019
Something went awry with the 2016s. This is a pig with lipstick. Like a sub $10 bottle in a KB label. Thoroughly disappointing.
Something went awry with the 2016s. This is a pig with lipstick. Like a sub $10 bottle in a KB label. Thoroughly disappointing.
Nov 19th, 2018






