Community Tasting Notes 4

• Eric Wright Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 28, 2024 - Deep purple in the glass. Rich fruit dominates the nose. Plum. Cherry cola.
  Not super expressive on the palate. It’s balanced. But it doesn’t seem complex yet. A little acid. A little pepper. Definitely berries. Fresh berry jam.
  I look forward trying this again in a few years

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• LiteItOnFire Does not like this wine:

  April 1, 2024 - Carbonic component to the attack, thin, tart, …

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• WTF My Email was Here? wrote: 96 points

  March 15, 2024 - First of the single vineyard bottlings from ‘21 that I’ve tried.
  
  Needs a decant of an hour or two and will clearly benefit from aging (more so than the ‘20s imo).
  
  Beautiful aromatic nose, saline and rich red fruits. Some game. Lavender.
  
  Similar taste to the nose with noted floral/lavender note. Long finish. Very beautiful evolution.

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• RhoneWho wrote: 98 points

  January 10, 2024 - If tasted blind, I would have thought this would be Occidental Station cuvee (from inner warmer valley vineyard) and from a warmer vintage like 2018. I was already impressed by its entry wine 2021 Freestone-Occidental (96-97); but this Elizabeth cuvee is another step up from its entry wine of 2021 vintage! Definitely this is one of my top 2 pinots for the West Sonoma Coast event.
  
  The floral (lavender) aromatics and seamless texture are the two key differentiators for me. The flavor profile has a darker red and blue fruit profile (than a red tone) intermixed with rose petal bouquet notes. It has a smooth mouthfeel texture with ultra-polished tannins rendering the wine ready to enjoy while young. It coats your palate fully with lingering finished. It is amazing at low alcohol (13+%) yet the fruit flavor profile is so pure, richly concentrated (extracted) and elegant. The acidity is well hidden behind the layers of rich flavor profile. However, i think it can benefit from 3-5 years of bottle aging to let its concentrated wealth of flavor to unpack and fully integrate.
  
  Now, I look forward to its Cuvee Catherine, Occidental Station and its new Bodega Ridge.
  
  Rating: 96-99; leaning toward 98 from 97

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2021
• Type Red
• Producer Occidental
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Cuvée Elizabeth
• Vineyard Bodega Headlands
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Coast

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• Pending Delivery 88 (8%)
• In Cellars 958 (91%)
• Consumed 12 (1%)

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