2018 Orin Swift 8 Years in the Desert
$43.99
An opaque core with a red amethyst rim, the wine opens with ripe raspberry and blackberry, dark plum preserves and hints of black pepper and clove. An entry of heft, the palate is packed with blueberry and sweet black cherry along with touch thyme, savory and tarragon. Long on the finish, the ripe tannins, a dash of ash, and notes of black tea round out the wine.
Homage to the Zin from the former Prisoner producer!
WINE PROFILE | ||
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NAME2018 Orin Swift 8 Years in the Desert | ||
VARIETALPetite Sirah, Syrah, Zinfandel, Grenache | TYPERed | COUNTRY OF ORIGINUSA |
REGIONCalifornia | ALCOHOL CONTENT15.6% | YEAR2018 |
PAIRINGS | ||
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ABOUT THE WINERY
The history of Orin Swift Cellars dates back to 1995 when on a lark, David Swift Phinney took a friend up on an offer and went to Florence, Italy to spend a semester “studying”. During that time, he was introduced to wine, how it was made, and got hooked. A few more years of university led to graduation and eventually a job at Robert Mondavi Winery in 1997 as a temporary harvest worker.
Deciding that if he was going to work this hard, it would eventually have to be for himself, he founded Orin Swift Cellars in 1998; Orin is his father’s middle name and Swift is his mother’s maiden name. With two tons of zinfandel and not much else, he spent the next decade making wine for others as well as himself and grew the brand to what it is today.
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