Occidental Wines

Freestone-Occidental Pinot Noir

9.213 ratings
9.43 pro ratings
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Joshua Fisher

Not at CHAN SHUN hall but tailgating in Oakland and the wine isn’t Kistler , it’s Freestone.

Not at CHAN SHUN hall but tailgating in Oakland and the wine isn’t Kistler , it’s Freestone.

Sep 8th, 2021
Rob Brobst III

Fruit Bomb.....

Fruit Bomb.....

May 6th, 2021
Pinotman /// Andreas

13.5%. Plenty of cherry. Morello cherry. Dark Rasberries . Good acidity. Needs quite a bit of air. It has a lot of fruit but is not a fruit bomb. Well made closer to a Burgundy in style than the classic CA overcooked fruit bomb. At the moment no secondary flavors of interest. Needs time for the fruit baby fat to fade.

13.5%. Plenty of cherry. Morello cherry. Dark Rasberries . Good acidity. Needs quite a bit of air. It has a lot of fruit but is not a fruit bomb. Well made closer to a Burgundy in style than the classic CA overcooked fruit bomb. At the moment no secondary flavors of interest. Needs time for the fruit baby fat to fade.

1 person found it helpfulAug 6th, 2021
Eric

Very extracted and fruit forward. Laser focused and bright acidity. This is just a puppy…will likely fire on more cylinders with at least 2-3 more years in the bottle.

Very extracted and fruit forward. Laser focused and bright acidity. This is just a puppy…will likely fire on more cylinders with at least 2-3 more years in the bottle.

1 person found it helpfulMay 27th, 2021
Vino Joe

Complex and earthy. This wine has a strong flavor of flowers and forest. Beautiful purple color. It was a tad more tart than I remember but it was a deep rich experience. Opened up nicely after about 30-40 minutes.

Complex and earthy. This wine has a strong flavor of flowers and forest. Beautiful purple color. It was a tad more tart than I remember but it was a deep rich experience. Opened up nicely after about 30-40 minutes.

Nov 10th, 2023
Vino Joe

Nope. Not doing it for me. Bottle wasn’t tainted but the wine was definitely poor. Profile was quite limited. Fruit was slight and there was a raisin residue more often found in Cab rather than Pinot. It was an odd bottle and it wasn’t worth finishing. Shame as I love this producer.

Nope. Not doing it for me. Bottle wasn’t tainted but the wine was definitely poor. Profile was quite limited. Fruit was slight and there was a raisin residue more often found in Cab rather than Pinot. It was an odd bottle and it wasn’t worth finishing. Shame as I love this producer.

Jul 31st, 2023
Kevin Ferguson

had with chicken

had with chicken

May 28th, 2023
KEN SAKAI

KEN had this 3 years ago

KEN had this 3 years ago

Mar 25th, 2022
Atticus Honore

Atticus had this 3 years ago

Atticus had this 3 years ago

Dec 23rd, 2021
Dean Quintal

Dean had this 3 years ago

Dean had this 3 years ago

Aug 22nd, 2021