My wife and I were invited to pair the wine for an exceptional meal prepared by my business partner's wife. She happens to be an exceptional chef. As a pinotphile, fortunately everything on the menu pointed toward pinot. We featured the last of our '03 KBs, the Cohn vineyard. WOW...our group is pretty passionate about our wine and this was extraordinary. To a person, we all felt this was the best pinot noir we have ever tasted from California. The wine was silky smooth, balanced, and complex. We allowed the wine to decant for about 30 minutes. The color was an amber brown. The nose was intensely floral and distinctly RRV. In the mouth, the multiple layers revealed strawberry, cherry, vanilla, cedar and mild spice. The finish went on for hours never losing any luster. Each subsequent sip exposed more interesting accents. We had another superior pinot at the table, the 2004 Radio-Coteau Anderson Valley Savoy Vineyard, but it ultimately made the Cohn seem like the perfect wine in comparison.
Thanks for what you do. We have a half case of '04s and '05s left that will continue to be saved for the most specials events and people in our lives.
03 Cohn
My wife and I were invited to pair the wine for an exceptional meal prepared by my business partner's wife. She happens to be an exceptional chef. As a pinotphile, fortunately everything on the menu pointed toward pinot. We featured the last of our '03 KBs, the Cohn vineyard. WOW...our group is pretty passionate about our wine and this was extraordinary. To a person, we all felt this was the best pinot noir we have ever tasted from California. The wine was silky smooth, balanced, and complex. We allowed the wine to decant for about 30 minutes. The color was an amber brown. The nose was intensely floral and distinctly RRV. In the mouth, the multiple layers revealed strawberry, cherry, vanilla, cedar and mild spice. The finish went on for hours never losing any luster. Each subsequent sip exposed more interesting accents. We had another superior pinot at the table, the 2004 Radio-Coteau Anderson Valley Savoy Vineyard, but it ultimately made the Cohn seem like the perfect wine in comparison.
Thanks for what you do. We have a half case of '04s and '05s left that will continue to be saved for the most specials events and people in our lives.
Cheers!