Occidental (Kistler), Occidental Station Vineyard Vintage:2020 It's a wine for fans

It's a wine for fans of the style and needs several years in bottle to balance its tannins

Grenache-driven style

Forget it for another decade and drink it over the following 25-30 years

Ernesto and Adrianna

Occidental (Kistler), Occidental Station Vineyard Vintage:2020 It's a wine for fansThe 2017 Pinot Noir Occidental Station Vineyard comes from vines planted by Steve Kistler in 1998. He says this is usually the first vineyard to be picked, up to three weeks before the other Pinots are picked. This wine was made using about 30% whole clusters, the highest percentage Kistler normally uses. It has a medium ruby color, and the nose bursts with aromas, saline, tar, dried tea leaves, iron, crushed stone and violets with a core of fresh red