Occidental Wines
Freestone-Occidental Pinot Noir
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
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
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
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
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, 2023Nope. 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
