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Occidental Freestone Occidental Pinot Noir 2020

14% abv

Vol- 75cl

2020 was an excellent year at Occidental. Despite the dreadful wildfires affecting other Californian properties so dramatically, this wonderful estate not only had picked half of its fruit before the fires started but then was also protected by the sea breezes from the Pacific, situated so close to the vineyards, blowing any smoke away to the north and east.
The 2020 is an astonishing pure wine. It has a beautiful nose of tart raspberry and sour cherry with a sea-salt, earthy character that really adds definition. The palate is so crunchy, with restrained tight fruit and pert tannins at this stage but they are just so fine, they will clearly resolve in time. The wine is wonderfully fresh with stunning precision and focus, amazing considering this is the entry wine to the portfolio. The fruit is still mostly red on the palate, with a touch of black and a hint of spice. Overall though this is a pure, juicy and mineral wine with stunningly vibrant, saline lick to the finish. Simply delicious. Drink 2023 (decanted) to 2032.

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£70.00inclusive of Duty and VAT

Limited stock, only 12 remaining

From Steve Kistler's first harvest in 1975 at the Ridge he developed a distinct preference for the coastal character of their coastal Occidental Vineyard zinfandel when compared to the other zinfandels in the cellar. Through his time at Kistler he built up his holdings on the Sonoma Coast convinced that many of California’s most compelling pinot noirs would come from these maritime sites in the future. Before founding Occidental in 2011 he started buying property and planting pinot noir in 1999 on these ridges surrounding Freestone Valley. Today they farm 85 acres of pinot noir vineyards in the Freestone-Occidental area and Steve works alongside not only many of the vineyard and winery team from his 25 years of success at Kistler but hsi daughters Catherine & Lizzie.

Reference #:
17096
Strength
14 ABV
Bottles per Case
6 bottles
Grapes
Pinot Noir
Organic
No
Biodynamic
No
Vegan
No
Vegetarian
No
Sparkling
No

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Deliveries are normally between 09.00 and 17.00 Tuesday to Friday and a signature is required on receipt of delivery. (We do not ship on a Friday for Monday delivery unless specifically requested to do so).

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A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

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