5/5/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

The nose starts off with elegant black berry and dark cherry with ripe plum with loamy mineral soil. A vegetative herbal characteristic rounds out the curious nose. The palate starts with a high acid raspberries and dark cherry that wants to be a young Pinot from burgundy, but by mid palete it becomes its own fruit plum tart. This wine should not be drunk alone but with food- it shows it multiple variables of charcoal, black pepper, smooth black cherry that acid and tannins dance perfectly. This is an elegant wine that deserves respect- had it lean BBQed lamb loin, broccolini, and saffron rice. A side of yogurt with dill herbs round out the beautiful dish.

5/2/2024 - Scottlmatthews wrote:

Corked.

4/27/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed blackberries, damp earth, rose flowers petals. Palate of firm tannins Lucious berries with balance of acid and fruit. Strong mid palate that is pronounced that goes with flat iron steak and BC broccoli and zucchini with fresh spring potatoes.

4/25/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Another 2 years in the cellar is the only set back from scoring a perfect 100.

4/17/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed black cherry, camphor, dark herbs. Prunes and scorched earth. Palate of dark cherry, tannic austere blackberry with pepper nuances. Starts with a medium weight loosely knit design. Had a one hour decant, with a bison ribeye.

4/17/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of Black cherry and blackberry and has leather saddle notes. Palate is lush, dark cherry,lush dark fruit with tenons that caress with an acidic backbone with a mid to last finish that goes forever. The tanins caress with a smoky and leather.

4/2/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Notes to follow…

4/1/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed bing cherry and currents, and earthy soil. Pallet follows with crushed cherries, cherry piths, Black tea, herbal elements of thyme, leather and cedar box, crushed currents With a mid pallet that caresses to a long finish. This is a classy Wine, and deserves to be enjoyed over the next 6 to 7 years.

4/1/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

A lovely, consistent vintage champagne that does not disappoint. The bubbles and fence is lovely of green apples and Meyer lemon palate with balanced fruit and acidity.

4/1/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of Blackberry, cherry, Bing cherry and dark fruit, along with wet soil and earthiness. Palate is intense dark, berries, loamy soil, and mushroom nuances. The asset and fruit are mingled lovely, and comes out by the mid pallet with a long finish.

3/2/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed mulberry, currents, blueberries, raspberry, and spicy black pepper. Palate of luscious red berries, crushed blueberries combined with current and substantial tannins that go on and on.Moist earth with rosemary and thyme herbs give a well balanced finish Starts on mid palate that evolves…decanted for 1.5 hours, not bad for 11 year old wine…

2/24/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed red berries, currants, with herbs and lavender. Palate of tannic red raspberry, and lush ripe plum, with strong mid fruit of elegant construct with mineral soil and white pepper. The subtle herb of basil and thyme lead to a long finish of strong tannins and acidic raspberries, cherry, and ripe plum. Had with veal Saltimbocca, fall vegetables, roasted potatoes.

2/19/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Starts with a nose of bing cherry, lush plum, mineral notes of iodine. Palate starts with ripe cherry, and acidic ripened plum. Mid palate is intense fruit with iron soil minerals. Finishing with dark cherry

2/12/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

A nose of crushed cherry, plum, currant with dark biter sweet chocolate-evolves to mineral lavender flowers and mint. Palate starts with tannic berry lush fruit. Evolves within an elegant, mid palette with bittersweet chocolate, lavender, iron, my iodine overtones. The finish goes on forever for about 35 seconds. The asset and tenants are well integrated. An elegant and well-made wine. Decanted for two hours before we had a dinner with family with a barbecued large, tomahawk steak, asparagus, potatoes, and broccoli.

2/4/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Beautiful, fresh nose of cherry and raspberry berries. Palate is seamless, and in connection to the nose, a wonderful, balanced wine I am upset I don’t have more in my cellar. A great BC, Okanogan, Pinot Noir!

2/4/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Oh great wine to finish a dry, January. I nose of floral and crushed blackberries and plum. Palete elegant floral and soil loamy mineral. Great with lamb Kaftas.

2/4/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Full nose of strawberries, powerful cherries, and hints of roses. Palate inky berries and fruit, red fruit caresses with a massive finish that goes on for minutes need it five hour decant to show its expression. The wine was wonderful with a dinner of Oso Buco, With polenta.

2/2/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Refined nose of crushed blackberries and crushed dried blueberries, Follows up with crushed currents and lilac flowers with herbal overtones. Palate follows the crushed berries and forward firm tannins , mid pallet evolves with a nuance of cedar box of cigar's, and elegant dried plums. Long delightful finish that gives a lasting impression.

1/30/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed berries, crushed cherries and , a little hindrance of smoke and charred bacon . On the pallet, luscious plum and cherry flavors a little bit of mineral soil and herbs. The smokiness comes out on the pallet near midsection, and you can tell there was a forest fire influence on this line, but it is lovely. Nonetheless, not a major fault. A good WINE. Head to bottles and decanted both for about an hour each head with meal.

1/27/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

One descriptor adjective for nose and palate is classy

1/22/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed blackberries and blueberry nuances with a graphite, herbal solid nose that is complex and integrated, Starts with an asset beginning, but evolves quickly with a complex mid palette that leads to a wonderful finesse long finish, A wonderful 23 year-old Rioja that was bought by me 20 years ago to celebrate my wife and mine wedding anniversary of 2022. Did not disappoint. I have another bottle to go and will have it on our wedding anniversary next October.
Had with a wonderful dinner of British Columbia venison and mushroom risotto. Decanted for one and a half hours

1/16/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed blackberries, black ripe orchard fruit, black olives with iron Ferris damp soil. Solid big nose with herbs of mint, lavender, thyme and black pepper. Palate is amazing: to be continued…

1/14/2024 - Scottlmatthews wrote:

Spicy nose, palate a little disjointed of dark berries and strong tannins-needs a little more time in decanter.

1/13/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

First wine we had in 2024. Nose of herbal mint, crushed red berries of strawberry and fox berry. Loamy tilled soil leads to mouthwatering palate of ripe strawberries and black pepper. Minerals and herbs lead to a balanced tannic and spicy finish.

1/9/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed red and black berries, and blueberries and notes of bacon and herbs, pain Grille. Pallet of crushed berries with stone, orchard fruit that gives with its firm tannins, a serious and long finish had with lean New York, cut steak and veggies.

1/9/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

I just like my last bottle I drank a year ago. This is a strong and beautiful Kosta Brown. The nose of crushed blackberry, blueberry and plum leads to a pallet of balanced, crushed berries, thyme, sandalwood and herbs that after four years is as fresh as it was a year and a year ago! It is balanced with acid and minimal tannins and has a beautifully long finish a great wine. Not at typical Kosta Browne with bombastic fruit, but a balanced and well crafted wine!

1/9/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Beautiful nose of crushed berries, cherries, and pomegranate, dark, cherry, orchard, stone fruit with herbs and spice allspice balances out the nose. The pallet follow suit with the nose of crushed berries and reminiscent of blackberries, blueberries, and an acidic pomegranate. The finish is medium, too short due to the age of over 15 years, but balanced with tenants giving to its age-, giving a satisfying finish.

12/31/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

The last of the case. Drank at Christmas and New Year’s Eve dinner celebration with family and great friends. The time of this glorious wine has come-started to show its demise.

12/31/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

The last of my 1/2 case-sad to see it go, but it has shown it’s greatness over the years.

12/28/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of brioche and candied lemon. Palate’s was fresh and lively expression of firm green apple, lemon, lime. Lovely champagne.

12/28/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

One of the best noses and palate I have ever experienced in my 40 years of formal tastings. This will take a few hours for me to do my sommelier write up-please wait….

12/28/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Great crowd pleaser.

12/28/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Great Christmas wine. Earthy and balanced nose, with juicy mineral finish.

12/25/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed currants and blackberries with minerals in damp soil of lush forest floor, cigar cedar box. Palate is dark cherries, black berries

12/23/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Beautiful nose of crushed black berries, dark cherries with cranberries and loamy iron soil. The palate of black fruit and berries. Firm tannins with balanced acidity evolves with a long iodine iron nuanced finish. Very traditional brunello that goes with tomatoe sauce spaghetti.

12/1/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of refined black stone fruit, blackberries, ripe plum. Herbs of basil with spices of white pepper black pepper with mineral loamy of fresh tilled soil. Palate explodes with black berries, black olives, spicy black pepper and Chinese tea. The mid palate is strong with minerals of coal and black ink that lead to a long finish of black berries and ripe plums with a strong tannins.

11/26/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed blackberries and blueberries with inky mineral undertones. Black pepper, cedar box, smokey fill out the complex character. This a true northern French Rhône. The palate is full black berries, concentrated blueberries, ripe plum with black pepper bacon. A long start, giving the promise of more to come. It does not disappoint-the continuation of a full powerful syrah, with rich loamy soil minerals coupled with fall herbs of basil and thyme. The final finish of Cigar and back bacon pork goes on for ever. This wine is better than my last bottle a year ago.

11/24/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Amazing

11/12/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Beautiful nose of brioche yeast and lemon, palate of lemon curd, mineralogy lime stone, with elderberry flowers, white stone fruit with hazelnuts and marzipan. Refreshing long finish.

11/4/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Consistent pinot-nose of bright cherry and cranberry with a loamy forest floor minerals and moss. Palate starts off bright cranberry and raspberry. It evolves to a spring plum, and other orchard stone fruit. The balance of fruit and berries acid is perfect-delicate nuances of herbs and violet flowers finishes with a medium finish begging you to have another drink. Excellent pinot from the Okanagan!

11/3/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Similar to my previous notes 5 months ago, but the extra age and 3 hour decant showed the true beauty of this wine.

10/29/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Beautiful! Nose of soil, crushed raspberries, minerals of gunpowder, tilled earth. Palate of lively berries of black berries, cranberries, blueberries with minerals and forest floor loamy mosses. The acid is high, but fruit balaced it out. Alcohol levels to high for me, but the supreme wine maker’s make it work. Great job Kosta Browne.

10/25/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nice balance

10/19/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Had last week-solid nose of crushed currants and black berries with a mix of blueberries, earth, muted spices with a balanced combination of acid, tannins, and herbs.
Palate of balanced fruit berries, orchid black stone fruits, black olives mixed with a long currant finish. Great wine, but could spend more time with aging in bottle-5 more years

10/15/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Beautiful nose of crushed berries (red and black), plum, loamy minerals. Palate balanced acid and soft tannins. A long, fruity finish that lasts for minutes,

10/1/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Beautiful champagne

9/29/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of loamy, mineral soil with plum, black berries fruit. Balanced with acid and diminutive tannin. Leads to a long finish, but maybe too old.

9/23/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

The nose is predominantly grape fruit-reserved and not expected. Has a purple popsicles smell, with herbs (thyme ) and violet flowers. The palate is minuscule fruit, acid with soft tannins. Decanted for three hours. This wine is in a dumb phase, and does not live up to it’s 98+ points Wine advocate rating. Hold off drinking my other ‘13 for another 5 years.

9/19/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Alluring nose of crushed raspberries, forest floor moss, intriguing loamy minerals. Fruit is there, but balanced with dried currents, ripe plum, and herbal undertones. The palate is like nose-balanced diminutive berries with forest floor bamble bush that leads to a full, long finish Not a typical Kosta Browne with bombastic fruit, but a reserved respectable well crafted Pinot with intermingle of earth, herbs, berries. All in balanced with long finish.

9/14/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Awesome nose and palate.