B. Kosuge Carneros Gamay Noir 2023 web-published medium full bodied sake

medium full bodied sake

From organically farmed vines in Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara

This harmonious blend marries the rose-petal richness of Castiglione Falletto with the power and complexity of Monforte d'Alba

with real tannic grip standing behind the black cherry and plum

from a distillery founded in 1869 by John Smith—former manager of both Macallan and Glenlivet

B. Kosuge Carneros Gamay Noir 2023 web-published medium full bodied sakeByron Kosuge spent fifteen years making Pinot at Saintsbury before launching his own label in Carneros, and this Gamay is one of his most personal projects. When he went looking for California Gamay in 2013 and couldn't find any, he grafted Gamay onto Pinot vines at The Shop, a small Carneros site near Napa. The wine is fermented with whole clusters and aged in older oak, giving it that crunchy, peppery, kinda Beaujolais character with a distinctly