Kosta Browne Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir Rita's Crown 2021 PET-NAT planted entirely to Old Wente

planted entirely to Old Wente Chardonnay — the historic California clone that produces wines of nervy minerality and lift

A cognac of remarkable consistency and vitality

low-intervention cellar work

it's made for drinking upon release and within five to six years of vintage

A pure grain genever distilled from a fermented mash of rye and malted barley

Kosta Browne Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir Rita's Crown 2021 PET-NAT planted entirely to Old WenteKosta Browne's first foray into Sta. Rita Hills brought them to Rita's Crown, a hillside site on the western, ocean influenced edge of this cool Central Coast AVA. The 2021 vintage was harvested across three weeks during what the winery considers an ideal growing season, and it shows in the wine: bright red fruit, lifted aromatics, and a finesse profile rather than a power profile. The cool maritime influence pushes the wine toward cranberry,