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DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium
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WINEMAKING
ORIGIN: California (Napa, Sonoma, Russian River Valley & More), United States of America
MAKER: Orin Swift Cellars
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FERMENTATION: Slight Wood
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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.