B. Kosuge Carneros Gamay Noir 2023 NO20230705 this whole-cluster fermented wine showcases

this whole-cluster fermented wine showcases Eric Texier's commitment to remarkable old-vine fruit from obscure terroirs

No chemicals or artificial color used

The nose opens with citrus and stone fruits—peach and quince—enhanced by mineral flinty notes

chamomile flowers

Pale salmon

B. Kosuge Carneros Gamay Noir 2023 NO20230705 this whole-cluster fermented wine showcasesByron 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