- Certified Sustainable
- 100% Pinot Noir
- Bodega Ridge Vineyard was planted in 2012
- Goldridge, sandy loam soils over marine sediment and fossils
- Hand-harvested at night
- Hand-sorted as clusters before completely destemming
- Each vineyard block is fermented separately in 2-4 ton fermenters
- Not cold-soaked prior to fermentation
- Native yeast fermentation
- Punch downs are used only as needed to distribute the heat of fermentation, ensuring a gentle extraction
- After fermentation is complete, the tanks are drained and only the free-run wine is transferred by gravity to Francois Freres barrels (25% new) to age 11 months
- Native malolactic fermentations
- Bottled unfined and unfiltered with a minimum level of SO2 (~50 ppm)
- 13.3% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
West Sonoma Coast
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-OCC-44-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
97
Date
2025-01-30
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Bodega Ridge Vineyard is a powerful, deep wine. A blast of dark red/purplish fruit, wildflowers, gravel, orange peel, mint, sage and tobacco all open with some reluctance. This is the most virile, somber of the wines in this range. The taut, vibrant finish is salivating, but there is plenty of breadth on the back end waiting to emerge."
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2025-01-16
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Bodega Ridge Vineyard has layered aromas of cranberry sauce, Earl Grey tea leaves, bitters and foresty undertones, and it becomes more floral as it airs in the glass. The palate derives power from its sheer concentration of pure, expressive, spicy fruit. It's structured by powdery tannins, and its tremendously juicy, mouthwatering acidity lures you back again and again for another sip."
Wine Spectator
Score
96
Date
2024-02-28
"This gorgeous wine offers a core of sappy kirsch, cherry and mulberry fruit that manages to stay light on its feet even as waves of black tea, iris, blood orange, applewood and incense notes emerge steadily through the mouthwatering finish. Youthfully packed, with coiled energy giving the tension this needs for the longer haul. Best from 2025 through 2038. From California.—J.M."
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2024-04-22
"Tasted from bottle # B10457, the Bodega Ridge is a departure from the other Occidental bottlings, leaving earthen pungency for a purity of fruit. It has wild strawberries and graphite notes that forcefully grasp your attention, neon lights pointing towards a powerful fruit core. There is a tangy red and black fruit note of early-season blackberries that come together with notes of clove, blood orange, smoky soy, Chinese five spice, and orange oil."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
98
Date
2024-06-28
"A ripe ruby red color, the 2021 Pinot Noir Bodega Ridge Vineyard comes from a parcel that sits atop the property's highest ridge, overlooking the Running Fence Vineyard and the winery. The wine is electric with bright red cherries, blood orange peel, spices, cranberries, and bright spice. Medium-bodied, with compact intensity and ripe, chiseled tannins juxtaposed with citrus-noted lift, it's chiseled and long, with great definition. It offers a great, persistent mineral texture and refinement. Drink 2026-2046."
2021
Wine Spectator
Score
96
Date
2024-02-28
"This gorgeous wine offers a core of sappy kirsch, cherry and mulberry fruit that manages to stay light on its feet even as waves of black tea, iris, blood orange, applewood and incense notes emerge steadily through the mouthwatering finish. Youthfully packed, with coiled energy giving the tension this needs for the longer haul. Best from 2025 through 2038. From California.—J.M."
2021
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2024-04-22
"Tasted from bottle # B10457, the Bodega Ridge is a departure from the other Occidental bottlings, leaving earthen pungency for a purity of fruit. It has wild strawberries and graphite notes that forcefully grasp your attention, neon lights pointing towards a powerful fruit core. There is a tangy red and black fruit note of early-season blackberries that come together with notes of clove, blood orange, smoky soy, Chinese five spice, and orange oil."
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2023-06-15