Occidental (Kistler), Occidental Station Vineyard, Sonoma Valley 2023
Occidental (Kistler) · California · Sonoma Valley
LWIN: 1328383
The lowest retail price today is $106, across 13 retail offers.
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$106
13 retail offers
Critic scores
98
Wine Advocate
97
Vinous
96
Wine Spectator
100
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Occidental (Kistler), Occidental Station Vineyard, Sonoma Valley, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Sonoma Valley
- Type
- Red
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About Occidental (Kistler)
Occidental is Steve Kistler's Pinot Noir-only estate, started in 2011 and now run by his daughter Catherine as winemaker and CEO, farming 85 acres on ridges and marine terraces around Bodega in the Freestone-Occidental area, at 400–750 feet. The vines descend from Vosne-Romanée cuttings that Kistler selected for smaller, looser clusters. The five single-vineyard wines are Bodega Headlands (Cuvée Elizabeth), Running Fence (Cuvée Catherine), SWK, Bodega Ridge and Occidental Station. Fermentation uses native yeasts, with 20–30% whole clusters in blocks showing millerandage, then French oak, about a quarter new; wines stay unracked and are bottled unfined and unfiltered. Expect intense red fruit, saline and mineral notes, and low alcohol.
- Appellation
- Freestone-Occidental, Sonoma Coast, California
- Owner
- Catherine and Elizabeth Kistler
- Vineyards
- 85 acres of Pinot Noir: Bodega Headlands, Running Fence, SWK, Bodega Ridge, Occidental Station
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Wines
- Cuvée Elizabeth (Bodega Headlands); Cuvée Catherine (Running Fence); SWK; Bodega Ridge; Occidental Station
- Style
- Native ferments, 20–30% whole clusters in some blocks, ~25% new French oak, unfined and unfiltered
- Website
- https://www.occidentalwines.com
Sources: occidentalwines.com, skurnik.com