Occidental (Stephen Kistler)

Cuvée Elizabeth Bodega Headlands Vineyard Pinot Noir

9.319 ratings

9.12 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

Darren Dittrich

9.0

A rich Sonoma Coast Pinot from a top producer. Plenty of oak and cherry compote, but not as overwhelming as other Cali producers. For most west coast drinkers, this may be as good as it gets. Perhaps could benefit from further aging as there is taughtness when first opened, but we will have to test this out.

A rich Sonoma Coast Pinot from a top producer. Plenty of oak and cherry compote, but not as overwhelming as other Cali producers. For most west coast drinkers, this may be as good as it gets. Perhaps could benefit from further aging as there is taughtness when first opened, but we will have to test this out.

Mar 15th, 2020

Bernie Tenenbaum

9.2

Stunning

Stunning

1 person found it helpfulFeb 18th, 2018

9.1

Young but shows lots of potential. Bigger and darker fruit profile than the SWK Vineyard

Young but shows lots of potential. Bigger and darker fruit profile than the SWK Vineyard

Feb 15th, 2017

9.8

NYE 2018

NYE 2018

Jan 1st, 2019

9.3

Opened up after a while and was great. Could hold for a few years

Opened up after a while and was great. Could hold for a few years

Mar 18th, 2018

Brett Bullington

9.1

Brett had this a year ago

Brett had this a year ago

May 13th, 2023

Brett Bullington

9.2

Brett had this a year ago

Brett had this a year ago

Mar 20th, 2023

9.3

pao had this a year ago

pao had this a year ago

Mar 9th, 2023

Kenji Harashima

9.3

Kenji had this 2 years ago

Kenji had this 2 years ago

Dec 31st, 2021

9.5

John had this 3 years ago

John had this 3 years ago

Sep 4th, 2021