Occidental (Kistler), SWK Vineyard, Sonoma County 2016
Occidental (Kistler) · California · Sonoma County
LWIN: 1365933
Occidental (Kistler), SWK Vineyard, Sonoma County 2016 sold at auction 11 times in the last five years, at a median of $119 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $112 and $148. The most recent sale was on October 27, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $188, across 2 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$119
11 sales · $112–148 middle half
Lowest retail now
$188
2 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 27
2026
Critic scores
96
Wine Advocate
97
Vinous
98
Jeb Dunnuck
Occidental (Kistler), SWK Vineyard, Sonoma County, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Sonoma County
- 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