Rare new release from winemaker Michael Browne of Kosta Browne! CIRQ is a single vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir from Michael Browne. Browne is of course the winemaker and co owner of Kosta Browne. The vineyard, known as Treehouse, is farmed by Charlie Chenoweth. Aromatics: Piercing notes of deep cranberry, ripe raspberry, dark cherry and light notes of baking spice. Flavors: Ripe pomegranate, rhubarb, raspberry and deep cranberry with hints of dark cherry and slight underbrush. Mouth feel: The wine immediately surrounds the tongue and deeply saturates the palate. It's as if a light velvet blanket was thrown onto a bed with thin, soft pillows slowly settling down into each crevasse providing the ultimate comfort. The wine then starts to expand to each side of the mouth slowly disappearing on the distant edges as if it were going to another place but not dying while all along continuing to hold on the mid palate.
Mitzi Inglis
Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Plush, jammy fruit. Velvety texture.
Plush, jammy fruit. Velvety texture.
9.1Mike Mayer
Dark plum jam in a glass. Fantastic flavors of dark plums and blackberries wrapped in a spice jar. Deep finish very complex. Love it!
Dark plum jam in a glass. Fantastic flavors of dark plums and blackberries wrapped in a spice jar. Deep finish very complex. Love it!
9.3Michael Sinowitz
Big, expressive, dark fruit… certainly in the later Kosta browne style. Still young. Tasty
Big, expressive, dark fruit… certainly in the later Kosta browne style. Still young. Tasty
WC Fields
Happy 4th!
Happy 4th!
9.3Thomas Sorbo
Fruity, balanced, good structure.
Fruity, balanced, good structure.
9.3Graham
First time with Cirq. So many other goodies but this was nice. Wish I could have gone back for more.
First time with Cirq. So many other goodies but this was nice. Wish I could have gone back for more.
9.2Vino Joe
This just works. Always. On the nose this is just so balanced and enticing. Lovely deep color and strong cherry notes. The finish is complex and long. It’s definitely a youngish abrupt Pinot. It’s powerful but it’s sooo good.
This just works. Always. On the nose this is just so balanced and enticing. Lovely deep color and strong cherry notes. The finish is complex and long. It’s definitely a youngish abrupt Pinot. It’s powerful but it’s sooo good.
9.6Daniel Taub
Yup. This was happening.
Yup. This was happening.
9.4Jason Huggins
What a wine! Wow!!
What a wine! Wow!!
9.7WC Fields
Delicious red berries with baking spices. Decanted 1 hour.
Delicious red berries with baking spices. Decanted 1 hour.
9.3WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.