Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Another solid vintage of this Dave Phinney California Merlot. Dark ruby/black color. Aromas of cooked black fruit, lavender, cedar and dark chocolate. Flavors of blackberry compote, chocolate covered cherries, coffee, plum pudding, cola and a bit of fresh herbs. Long, lingering and very smooth finish. Soft tannins. Full bodied and pretty intense. Quite fruit forward but there are also some savory notes. Velvety texture, rich and juicy. Fits within the Orin Swift profile. Solid restaurant value. — 3 days ago

Jenn

9.2

Machete 2020 California Red Wine, Orin Swift Cellars — 2 months ago

Dirk

9.4

Excellent american blend — 3 months ago

Brian Hearty

9.0

2022. Too much ripe fruit flavors when opened, but after about an hour the flavors balanced out quite a bit (though it never really had a lot of acidity or tannins). Paired well with a salty crusty rib roast. — 10 days ago

Ben Wald

9.3

Nose much more Intense than the palate. Oddly delicate. — a month ago

Sam Maniar

9.4

Really drinkable. Smooth, not too complex, but also not overly sweet. — 3 months ago

Jan A

9.4

Big, but less big than the Machete cuvee of this producer. — 23 days ago

Guillermo Rojas Jr.

9.3

Smooth and flavorful — 9 days ago

Kyle B

9.3

Fantastic red for a great dinner — 3 months ago

with Terry

Dave

9.2

My man Sydney at Cork & Keg told me to buy this wine, and I do what Sydney says so that he'll order what I ask him to. I've passed by this wine 100 times because I didn't like the label. But, you can't always judge a wine by its label. Look at Bionic Frog.
This is really good! It's a steak wine. Bold, nicely structured, and plenty going on flavor-wise. Big dark fruit, smoke, cedar, focused acidity and firm tannins. It's a winner. And the bottle weighs like 7 pounds.
Listening to David Lowery's solo record. It's so, so good. — 3 months ago