• Practicing Organic
• 100% Pinot Noir
• 115, 667, 777 clones
• Occidental Ridge Vineyard (Sonoma Coast AVA)
• Established in 1999 and farmed by Richard Radcliffe
• 800 ft. elevation
• All native yeast fermentation
• 50% whole cluster
• Aged 11 months on lees in 20% new French oak
• 598 cases produced
• 14.1% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Sonoma Coast
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-FAI-42-22 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2025-08-04
"A brooding character is the throughline in the Failla house style, and the Occidental Ridge Pinot Noir shows dark, smoky aromas of frankincense, singed violets and earthen elements of sous bois, rose hips and salty sea air. The palate is textured and spiced with spicy blood orange, smoky soy, hoisin sauces, black tea, and an intense minerality that lifts the finish."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2024-05-23
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Occidental Ridge Vineyard is another magical wine from this site. Deep, pliant and resonant to the core, the 2022 is immediately alluring. Succulent dark red cherry, plum, spice, coffee, licorice, lavender and menthol fill out the layers effortlessly. The Occidental Ridge is, quite simply, a drop-dead gorgeous beauty."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2023
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2025-07-03
"The 2023 Pinot Noir Occidental Ridge Vineyard is one of the deepest, most explosive wines in the range. It captures the very essence of the Sonoma Coast: the ability to deliver fruit intensity at relatively low sugars. Plush and silky, with tremendous concentration, the Occidental Ridge delivers on all fronts. What a wine!"
2023
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2025-09-12
"Aromas of mushrooms, forest, wild blackberries, violets and Amarena cherries. The silky palate is dominated by black cherries, dusty cocoa and shiitake mushrooms. The tannins are chalky and persistent, with balanced minerality and acidity. A seductive and drinkable medium-bodied wine now, but it will continue to evolve. Drink or hold."
2023
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2025-09-30
"Delivers full-throttle mulberry and boysenberry puree notes that streak through, flanked by licorice snap and backed by flashes of dark earth, apple wood and graphite on the finish. Vivid. Best from 2026 through 2032. 278 cases made."
2021
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
97
Date
2023-07-21
2021
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2023-06-01