Occidental Occidental Pinot Noir SWK, USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

Occidental

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Taster #0018 · Mar 8, 2026
94/100
Coravin’d portions with aerator day 1 and 2 and opened within an hour. Decanted remainder day 3 and opened in about the same time. Medium to dark ruby color with moderately thick ruby garnet rim. 👃🏻 cranberry, raspberry, tobacco 👅 tart cherry, cranberry, white pepper, saline, with 40-45 sec finish Made for food and pairs perfectly with pasta among many other dishes. Basically Oregon/Burgundy features with the signature thread of saline. Starting to understand and appreciate the Occidental taste, and …
2021 vintage
Taster #5298 · Feb 19, 2026
92/100
Mørk frukt og ganske utypisk Occidental. Seriøs vin som vil mye, men som enda ikke er helt i balanse. Hold.
2021 vintage
Taster #3727 · Feb 18, 2026
96/100
Fresh and vibrant. Very crunchy red fruited action.
2021 vintage
Taster #3969 · Jan 11, 2026
98/100
grand cru quality
2021 vintage
Taster #2079 · Jan 3, 2026
94/100
Complex and evolved over two hours. Beautiful ruby color, red and blue fruit. Long finish.
2021 vintage
Taster #9491 · Jan 1, 2026
95/100
Deep Wine, Expressive nose with red fruits.super mouthfeel and texture, finishes like eating a cherry.. lingers for about 45 seconds
2021 vintage
Taster #7534 · Dec 13, 2025
94/100
Very elegant and complex pinot. Just tastes like a complex glass of earth. Bad description haha! But minerally, wet stone, saline - on a silky core. We all really enjoyed it and it got better and better as it opened up more
2021 vintage
Taster #0284 · Apr 20, 2025
This wine came in last in the Pinot about invitational of 2025
2021 vintage
Taster #5545 · Mar 1, 2025
94/100
Icons of Sonoma with Antonio Galloni (New York, NY) : Tasted at the Icons of Sonoma seminar at Pier Sixty in New York. Presented by Catherine Kistler. Kistler detailed her family's history in the region, noting that they've been farming their ridgeline property for about 30 years, beginning planting in 2000. The SWK Vineyard (named for her father Steve Kistler's initials) comprises the highest, steepest section of their property, where shadows are deeper and soils are shallower. Kistler emphasized their …
2021 vintage
Taster #9142 · Jan 22, 2025
96/100
Excellent opened up easy to drink
2021 vintage
Taster #3086 · Sep 21, 2024
96/100
Pnp with friends for an hour. This went down very, very quickly. Vibrant color - with a translucent ruby typical of the Occidental wines I've tried in the past. It's always a beauty to look at. The palate is where this Pinot truly shines. The acidity is bright and snappy, cutting through the richness like a knife. Flavors of juicy red berries, violet, and cranberry are the star of the show. A touch of salinity adds depth and complexity, evoking …
2021 vintage
Taster #2288 · Jun 29, 2024
94/100
Deep, intense Pinot Noir aroma with primary notes of red and black berries and secondary notes of underbrush, spice and orange peel. Similar flavor with lovely “Pinot funk” throughout. Better after an hour decant and at cellar temperature. At present, I can pick out the individual components - slightly sweet, intense acidic backbone, obvious minerality, a hint of alcohol on the finish…. perhaps a bit disjointed right now, but I have not doubt this will come together nicely and develop …
2021 vintage
Taster #4197 · Jun 22, 2024
93/100
A great crunchy, fruit pinot. Loads of upside potential on this.
2021 vintage
Taster #1969 · May 26, 2024
Opened up nicely after 30 min
2021 vintage
Taster #4197 · May 24, 2024
92/100
Pop n pour - Berry smoothie on the nose an palate. Not too sweet. Tart ripe fruit, a hint of wood. Very round full body. Not particularly interesting. Immediately corked the bottle after pouring two glasses. Poured to more the next day - a totally different wine, well integrated, well balanced, more complex. This needs a few years at least. If you insist on opening now, give it a couple of hours of air. Has the acid and body to …
2021 vintage
Taster #4534 · Apr 1, 2024
Much more complex wine with a full spectrum of flavors from dark to red to citrus to earth and smoke (current not fault). Wine do the flight.
2021 vintage
Taster #4534 · Apr 1, 2024
Darkest of the flight, good attack, lighter middle, nice finish. If it fleshes out could become something special until then TBD.
2021 vintage