Cool climate-loving varieties like Pinot Noir have found an apt home in the Sonoma Coast AVA, where maritime influences from both the San Pablo Bay and Pacific Ocean mitigate the effects of warm vintages like 2022. The resulting wines, like this double 93-point Convene by Dan Kosta, beautifully balance a rich, dark-fruited profile with Pinot's inherent silky texture and mouthwatering acidity.
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| Unit Size | 750.00 ML |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir
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| Vintage | 2022 |
| Grape | Pinot Noir |
| Country | United States |
| Appellation | Sonoma Coast
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| Region | Sonoma County |
| Alcohol Content | 14.70% |
By Convene by Dan Kosta
Convene Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2022
Wine Details
Winemaker: Shane Finley
Appellation: Sonoma Coast
Vineyards: Campbell Ranch and Umino
Clones: 777, 115, 828, 667
Harvest Dates: September 9-16, 2022
Harvest Brix: 24.3-25.9
Barrel Aging: Aged 10 months in 38% new French oak by Rousseau, Cavin, Sirugue, Boutes, and Gamba coopers
pH: 3.64
TA: 5.7 g/L
Tasting Notes
This wine quickly emerges from the glass on the nose with black cherry and rich cocoa, with hints of laurel and bark. This gives an exotic prelude to blackberry, semi-sweet chocolate, umami, and dried pine needle that present a complex mid palate, offering an intriguing dance between fruit and earth.
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Wine: Convene by Dan Kosta Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2022
Score/Rating: 93
Review Date: 07/17/2025
Reviewed By: Jim Gordon
Tasting Notes: This ultra-silky wine goes deep on the palate and long in the finish. It's laced with cherry, blueberry, pine and sage flavors. Broad and easy in texture and lingering long at the end. Full-bodied. Drink now.
Wine: 2022 Convene By Dan Kosta Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
Score/Rating: 93
Suggested Drinking Window: 2025 - 2030
Review Date: 07/02/2025
Reviewed By: Audrey Frick
Tasting Notes: Pouring a youthful ruby red color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is generous on the nose with raspberry candies, pie spice, and floral perfume aromas. It’s medium-bodied, with a silky texture and a rounded, fruity mid-palate that lasts through the finish with zesty spices. It’s a charming wine to drink now or over the next 4-5 years.
Wine: Convene By Dan Kosta 2022 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast)
Score/Rating: 92
Review Date: 11/01/2025
Reviewed By: Tom R. Capo
Tasting Notes: Juicy raspberry, cherry and cocoa aromas waft on the nose of this Pinot while the palate delivers more salty plum, pithy orange peel and dusty cinnamon flavors with an earthy spiciness that dominates the finish and lingers.
Wine: Convene Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2022
Score/Rating: 91
Suggested Drinking Window: Drink now through 2028
Review Date: 06/16/2025
Reviewed By: James Molesworth
Tasting Notes: Shows the warmth of the vintage in its up-front black cherry and blackberry compote notes, laced with mulling spice, dried anise and cinnamon accents. The fruit keeps good flesh and focus through the finish. For fans of the toasty style. Drink now through 2028.
Wine: Convene by Dan Kosta 2022 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
Score/Rating: 90
Suggested Drinking Window: 2025 - 2030
Review Date: 07/2025
Reviewed By: Billy Norris
Tasting Notes: Luscious dark fruit and oak spice lead the charge as the 2022 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast rushes across the palate. Plush and generous in texture, the 2022 is not a particularly complex wine, but it’s undeniably attractive in its unashamed New World stamp. The finish is long and persistent, reflecting a slightly heavy hand with oak but maintaining balance.
