Occidental Pinot Noir Station Vineyard 2020

Occidental Pinot Noir Station Vineyard 2020

black-raspberry

The firmness on the finish here is impressive

There is a velvety and highly seductive character to the wonderfully rich and generous middle weight flavors that also brim with palate coating dry extract before culminating in a seriously long anise-infused finish

There is nothing garish about this subtle yet powerful giant of a wine

cedar wood and a rich

indeed even brooding big-bodied flavors possess outstanding power and punch along with an abundance of both dry extract and minerality that adds a bit of lift to the youthfully austere

volume and concentrated power to the caressing yet serious medium weight plus flavors that display very fine length on the dusty and youthfully austere finale

Since we had just declared and released the 2000 Nacional

lead pencil shavings and pen ink

black berry and anise hints

moderately complex and have largely resolved the underlying tannins

This concentrated effort is very Chambolle in basic character