- Certified Sustainable
- 100% Pinot Noir
- 100% Estate Fruit from Occidental Vineyards
- West/Southwest orientation
- Sandy loam and gravelly 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:
Certified Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-OCC-21-22 | 12/750ml |
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
98
Date
2023-06-15
2021
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
95
Date
2023-12-05
2021
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2024-01-16
"The 2021 Pinot Noir Freestone-Occidental is a fabulous introduction to this range. Bright and sculpted, the 2021 impresses with its energy, drive and finesse. Crushed red/purplish berry fruit, mint, spice, lavender and dried flowers give this mid-weight, nervy Pinot tons of complexity. In this vintage, all of the fruit is from the two estate properties."
2021
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2023-09-15
2020
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
2022-08-09