Jamie Kutch’s 2018s are very pretty, vivid wines that very much capture the personality of the year in their translucent expression of place. The generous crop ripened late here, as it did pretty much everywhere. Kutch told me he treated the wines as gently as possible in fermentation. With the exception of the Bohan Graveyard Block, which was made with destemmed fruit, the 2018 Pinots were done with essentially 100% stems and aged in mostly n...
Jamie Kutch, is a Fordham graduate who was a NASDAQ trader with Merrill Lynch, commuting daily to Manhatten via the Long Island Railroad, and gave it all up to move to California and make Pinot Noir. Upon the urgings of Andrew Vingiello (A.P. Vin) and Brian Loring (Loring Wine Company), Jamie sent an e-mail to Michael Browne of Kosta Browne Winery, located in the Russian River Valley at that time, and detailed his dream to make Pinot Noir. Mic...
Bohan Vineyard
George & Nikki Bohan are the current guardians of 1,100 acres of land on a remote ridge of the Sonoma Coast, 1400’ in elevation, and just 3 miles from Pacific Ocean. In 2013, I was provided the opportunity to purchase their fruit. As I stepped foot onto the property for the first time, I immediately was captivated by the breathtaking beauty of the landscape. My connection to the site only grew deeper as I heard firsthand the...
In the pursuit of trying to create the highest quality balanced wines possible, the old saying goes, “wine is made in the vineyard.” Following that philosophy, we strive to use well positioned, cold climate sites, having appropriate soils.
It has been a challenge to locate and secure such sites, causing our production to grow at a slow but steady pace. Once the fruit is harvested, it is handled with the utmost care, sorted meticulously and ...
I have profiled Jamie extensively over the past twelve years since I first met him. Jamie’s interest in Pinot Noir developed while he was working as a stock trader at Merrill Lynch in New York. He has admitted that part of his interest was fueled by reading the PinotFile. Upon the urgings of other young winemakers in California, including Andrew Vingiello (A.P.Vin), Brian Loring (Loring Wine Company) and Michael Browne (Kosta Browne), Jamie qu...
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