91 pts - Wine Advocate
The 2016 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast was aged in 44% new French oak, 16% concrete tank and 2% wood tanks, ranging from 10-15 months depending on the vessel. Medium ruby, it's scented of cranberry sauce, woodsmoke, loamy earth and forest floor with a core of red and black cherries and berries plus notions of pencil shavings and licorice. Light to medium-bodied and broody in the mouth, it has a sturdy, pleasantly chalky frame with seamlessly woven freshness to lift the earth-laced finish. 8,500 cases produced.- Erin Brooks (12/2019)
90 pts - Vinous
The 2016 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) is without question the best balanced and most harmonious of the appellation level Pinots at Kosta Browne. There is a good bit of texture to the red berry fruit. Floral and gracious, the 2016 has a lot to offer.- Antonio Galloni (07/2018)