B. Kosuge Carneros Pinot Noir 2023 NO20230927 Bairrada sits about ten miles

Bairrada sits about ten miles from the Atlantic

or leave it alone for a few years and be rewarded

and Bellavista is one of its most prestigious houses

elegant finish of ripe citrus and light brioche

The result is succulent and round but tension-filled

B. Kosuge Carneros Pinot Noir 2023 NO20230927 Bairrada sits about ten milesByron 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,