B. Kosuge Carneros Pinot Noir El Galpon 2023 CACOFFER Marsala casks

Marsala casks

From high-altitude marl soils near the Hautes-Côtes

patient lees aging)

and John Lockwood of Enfield treats the fruit with the same restraint he brings to his Chardonnays: native co-fermentation

it achieves remarkable balance and complexity while maintaining a tart cranberry finish that begs for another sip

B. Kosuge Carneros Pinot Noir El Galpon 2023 CACOFFER Marsala casksEl Galpon is a small Carneros vineyard adjacent to the equipment shop of the vineyard management crew Byron Kosuge has worked with for decades. The name is Argentinian Spanish for "the shed," and the wine reflects that informalityit's 100% Pinot Noir, aged with a portion in concrete rather than barrel. The result is darker fruited and more textural than Byron's straight Carneros Pinot, with a peppery, almost spicy lift from the concrete. A genuinely