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Orin Swift Cellars 8 Years In The Desert 2020

A Lion in a bottle.
Primitivo (Zinfandel, Crljenak Kastelanski)
  • $130.00

More about this wine!

NOTES:

BODY:

DRYNESS: Dry

ACIDITY: Medium

TANNIN:

ALCOHOL (%):

ORIGIN: California (Napa, Sonoma, Russian River Valley & More), United States of America

MAKER: Orin Swift Cellars

GRAPE VARIETALS:

  • Primitivo (Zinfandel, Crljenak Kastelanski)

FERMENTATION: Slight Wood

AWARDS: >90 pts

DECANTING:

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING: Oxtail soup, lamb Kebab, lechon

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

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.