Kokomo Winery Cuvee North Coast 2019
Kokomo Winery Cuvee North Coast 2019
The North Coast Cuvée is made up of Syrah, Grenache, Zinfandel, Carignan, and Petit Sirah, with a large portion coming from the Tollini Vineyard within the Redwood Valley AVA of Mendocino. The vineyard is 100% dry-farmed. The Syrah comes from a cool-climate vineyard within Bennett Valley. The wine ferments in tank/open-top fermentors before barrel aging for 11 months in 20% new oak.
Ratings
The 2019 Cuvee checks in as a kitchen sink blend of 35% Grenache, 23% Zinfandel, 18% Carignan, and the balance Syrah and Petite Sirah that was brought up in 20% new French oak. It's another up-front, undeniably delicious wine from this estate that has lots of kirsch and darker berry fruits to go with a round, supple, sexy texture, sweet tannins, no shortage of fruit, and notes of candied orange, spice, and flowers. Drink this well-made fruit bomb over the coming 3-4 years.
- 90 points, July, 2021, Jeb Dunnuck
Tasting Notes
darker berry fruits
round, supple texture
candied orange
cracked pepper
soft tannins
medium body
VARIETAL COMPOSITION Grenache, Zinfandel, Carignan, Syrah, Petite Syrah
REGION California
COUNTRY United States
APPELLATION(S) Dry Creek Valley
PROPRIETORS Erik Miller
FOUNDED 2004
WINEMAKER Erik Miller
Owner and Winemaker Erik Miller started Kokomo Winery back in 2004, naming it after his beloved hometown of Kokomo, Indiana. Having grown up close to farm-land, though not fully imersed within it, Miller always felt a pull towards agriculture. Miller moved out to California immediately after graduating college and began working in a small winery. There, where was able to hone in the training and skills of becoming a winemaker, Miller was offered an excess of Cabernet Sauvignon fruit to work with. He made the decision then and there in 2004 to make his own wine and started Kokomo Winery with 500 cases of that Cabernet Sauvignon.
Kokomo currently produces over a twenty different varietals and several single-vineyard designates which are farmed by his partner in the winery, grower Randy Peters. Peters is a fourth-generation winemaker, whose family moved to Sonoma from Italy back in the 1900s. Their focus is on terroir-driven wines from Sonoma County and their dynamic partnership of a grower and a winemaker ensures the winery’s ongoing commitment to quality and consistency for future vintages.
Kokomo Winery takes pride in being a family winery and the minute you walk into their tasting room it’s very apparent. The Kokomo team has created a place for visitors to enjoy a comfortable and laid-back wine tasting experience immersed in their cellar and surrounded by wine barrels. Erik’s taken his Hoosier hospitality and translated it into each bottling, each taste.
