2021 Raen Bodega Freestone Occidental Pinot Noir

Brothers Carlo and Dante Mondavi are the children of renowned winemaker Tim Mondavi and the grandchildren of Robert Mondavi. Making wine is in their genes and the love for wine passes from generation to generation. Carlo and Dante founded RAEN winery in 2015 with the aim of producing world-class Pinot Noir on the western hills of the Sonoma Coast in California (USA). Currently, RAEN is making three Pinot Noirs from three unique locations on the Sonoma Coast.

The Bodega Vineyard is our coolest, most exotic location, located directly behind Bodega Bay between the villages of Freestone and Occidental and within miles of the Pacific Ocean. Lower down, Bodega is awash in refreshing morning mist and steady coastal breezes. This 1.8-acre site is the oldest planting of Pinot Noir on the Sonoma Coast. Due to its high density and steepness, this terrain is 100% worked by hand.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Freestone-Occidental is incredibly expressive and detailed! The aromas open slowly from blueberry, rhubarb and cranberry to notes of bitter orange, amaro, mossy bark and lavender, continuing to reveal new highlights with each return to the glass. On the palate, a core of black fruit is interwoven with exotic spices, orange pith and notes of the surrounding forest in which the vines grew. Flavors of dark berries, forest floor and crushed gravel give way to a beautiful, long finish that invites you for another sip of this fantastic Pinot Noir.