Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Wow, a Fav! Had new ‘17 vin a few months back and tried again. Blend of Petite Sirah, Syrah & Grenache, aged for 10 months on French oak (40% new). Deep Ruby with aromas of black fruits & sweet spice. On the palate, ripe blueberries, plum & sweet cherry with oak & vanilla spice, Lingering finish, good length, tannins are soft with slight grip, bit softer than previous taste. Good structure, ending with fruit character & mineral tones, drinks well, better to decant. Produced with 12 different labels. Nice! — 13 hours ago

S T

9.4

Bouquet of bold ripe berries extends to the palate with silky texture on the tongue with notes of cassis and vanilla, followed by an extended, pleasant sweet aftertaste. Not too dry, moderately tannic in a pleasant way. SO GOOD! — 2 days ago

Janice in Livermore

9.2

2017 With surf & turf dinner at the Fairmont on Maui — 5 days ago

George Norcott

9.1

Sweet and heavy, almost port like. would work with nice cheese like a roquefort or gouda. A sharer, can do 4 people — 21 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

A blend of (changes each vintage) mostly Chard, with Sauv Blanc and Muscat, aged in 35% new French oak for 8 mos. Grapes sourced from some new AVA’s this year, Sonoma Coast, RRV, Santa Lucia Highlands & Atlas Peak AVA’s. Pale lemon with aromas of stone & citrus fruits with complex floral spice. The palate shows flavors of peach and apple with hints of sweet lemon, vanilla and wet stone. The wine is well balanced with integrated oak, crisp, lively acidity and a long finish ending with pepper and mineral. — 11 days ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.2

Excellent Zinfandel blend. Full bodied, balanced, lush, dry, versatile. Good value. Outstanding wine with crab cakes and filet mignon. First time drinking the 2018. — 13 days ago

with Michael and Joe

Perry Atha

9.3

Great way to start the dinner - wonderful Zin blend. Extremely smooth light on the tannins. Will definitely order again. — 23 days ago

with Gene

"Odedi"

9.4

Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.

Fruity nose of blackberries, black currants, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, chocolates, tobacco, cola, espresso, spice box, cinnamon, earth, light vegetables, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Full bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and extremely fruity on the palate with blackberries, plums, cherries, currants, oak, spices, earth, vanilla, licorice, cloves, light vegetables, alcohol, cola, cinnamon and peppercorn.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a wonderful Grenache blend from the house of Orin Swift. Fruity, big, rich, spicy and interesting.

Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up and shows some tannins (1 hour). After 3 hours in the decanter, the nose really opened up, so be patient with this young wine.

Needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly.

Good by itself or with food. A great sipping wine by the porch or with friends.

A blend of Grenache, Syrah and Petite Sirah. Aged in French oak barrels for 8 months (30% new).

15.1% alcohol by volume.

94 points.

$35. — 16 days ago

Roman Ochocki

10

The label is, as usual, original. It's my fourth wine from Orin Swift Cellars (after "Abstract", "Papillon" and "Palermo"). And it's fantastic.

it is a blend of petite syrah, syrah and grenache. Ink color. The nose is full of fruity aromas: a plum, a blackberry and a blackcurrant and sweet liqueur aromas. Also the palate. But there you can also find a leather and a cocoa. Pleasant acidic finale reduces sweetness and closes this wine. — 11 days ago

Scott Soren

9.1

91+pts with a chance to improve with time. Blackberry and currant on the palate. Medium plus acidity. Floral nose and shorter finish. Still a nice wine. — 23 days ago