B. Kosuge Carneros Pinot Noir 2023 PURYEAR smooth palate that welcomes earlier

smooth palate that welcomes earlier drinking than the grand vin

or Chawanmushi (savory egg custard)

the heart of the Cote des Blancs

destems gently

more textural

B. Kosuge Carneros Pinot Noir 2023 PURYEAR smooth palate that welcomes earlierByron Kosuge knows Carneros as well as anyone alivehe spent fifteen years making the Pinots at Saintsbury before going out on his own in 2004. This bottling blends his Carneros vineyard sources into a wine that captures the foggy, wind cooled character of the region: red fruited, savory, light on its feet. Restrained oak, early picking, and patient barrel time are Byron's signatures, and they're all here. A Carneros Pinot without bombast or showiness,