2020 Freestone-Occidental Pinot Noir, Occidental, Sonoma Coast

2020 Freestone-Occidental Pinot Noir, Occidental, Sonoma Coast

The 2020 Pinot Noir Freestone-Occidental is aromatic and pure, with crushed redcurrant and raspberry, herbal notes and rose petals. Fresh and vibrant, it was entirely destemmed and spent nearly a year in 25% new Francois Freres barrels.

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
  • Maturity
    Ready 2023 - 2032info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%
Occidental

Occidental is a family winemaking project from father and daughter team - Steve and Catherine Kistler. Founded by Steve in 2011, the project is dedicated solely to Pinot Noir, expressing the unique Freestone-Occidental terroir in multiple single-vineyard expressions.

After finishing his studies at Stanford and U.C. Davis, Steve Kistler went on to work at Ridge Vineyards. It was here that he developed an appreciation for Zinfandel grown at Ridge’s most coastal site “Occidental Vineyard”. Steve then embarked on his own project Kistler Vineyards in 1978. At first Steve pioneered Burgundian-style Chardonnay winemaking in Sonoma and over time his focus shifted to Pinot Noir.

Occidental’s vineyard holdings are split in two (Bodega Ridge and Bodega Headlands) along a ridge top adjacent to the town of Bodega at the western limit of where Pinot Noir can be grown on the Sonoma Coast, just 5 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Catherine Kistler joined her father in 2017, and they produce fresh and energetic, cool-climate Pinots using carefully destemmed fruit, gentle punchdowns and exclusively free run wine - Occidental doesn’t own a press!

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