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Orin Swift Cellars 8 Years In The Desert 2020

A Lion in a bottle.

Primitivo (Zinfandel, Crljenak Kastelanski)

$142.00

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BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Medium +
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Origin: California (Napa, Sonoma, Russian River Valley & More), United States of America

Grape Varietals:
Primitivo (Zinfandel, Crljenak Kastelanski)

Winemaking:

Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation:

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Pair with roasted lamb or a good steak. Boston butt

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Oxtail soup, lamb Kebab, lechon

Description

Orin Swift Cellars 8 Years In The Desert 2020

Solemn, somber and super cool, this is a wine with a story. Orin Swift Cellars 8 Years In The Desert is David Phinney's first Zinfandel blend after an 8 year hiatus.

Dark garnet colour with a lucid rim. Opens with aromas of briar fruit, ripe blackberry and dark plum with a tinge of minerality and charred meat. Brawny on the entry, it has an equally big mid-palate with complex flavours of ripe brambly fruit, a touch of earth and notes of espresso bean. Still massive through to the finish with soft drying tannins, the unique varietal characteristics of the blend clearly reveal themselves over time.

Shouldered & Powerful Reds

Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.

They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus

Malolactic fermentation

MLF is a process that results in reduction in acidity & the production of buttery texture & taste profile, often applied to more bodied styles of red & white wines
While not all creamy whites or rich fruity reds undergo MLF, and can adopt similar profiles from barrel ageing,