Orin Swift
Mercury Head Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
A Mercury Dime graces the label. Intense concentrated ripe black berry fruit aromas with smoky notes. On the palate blackberry and currents on the edge of sweetness, with tobacco and cacao tones wrapped in fine smooth tannins. Lingering with a little heat ending with a dried cherry fruit character and mineral tones. Another nice offering from Orin Swift!
A Mercury Dime graces the label. Intense concentrated ripe black berry fruit aromas with smoky notes. On the palate blackberry and currents on the edge of sweetness, with tobacco and cacao tones wrapped in fine smooth tannins. Lingering with a little heat ending with a dried cherry fruit character and mineral tones. Another nice offering from Orin Swift!
Sep 3rd, 2018Leather and oak nose. Purple, bold, dry, mild tannins. Plums with chocolate and coffee beans. Over 2 years since my last bottle, aging very well.
Leather and oak nose. Purple, bold, dry, mild tannins. Plums with chocolate and coffee beans. Over 2 years since my last bottle, aging very well.
May 8th, 2020I think this is good, probably if you’d asked me a year ago I’d have said it was very good. No doubt solid Cabernet but I find it a bit two dimensional when compared to others at or around the same price point. Good fruit, oak, vanilla and smoke on the palate, nose is ripe but perhaps a little subdued. There’s a nice balance to this wine but it lacks a deeper complexity and subtlety. Enjoy on day one as by day two the high alcohol has taken over and eaten into the wines flavours.
I think this is good, probably if you’d asked me a year ago I’d have said it was very good. No doubt solid Cabernet but I find it a bit two dimensional when compared to others at or around the same price point. Good fruit, oak, vanilla and smoke on the palate, nose is ripe but perhaps a little subdued. There’s a nice balance to this wine but it lacks a deeper complexity and subtlety. Enjoy on day one as by day two the high alcohol has taken over and eaten into the wines flavours.
Feb 2nd, 2019Very solid. Great balance. Deep blackberry and smooth tobacco notes. #SWIFTBEST
Very solid. Great balance. Deep blackberry and smooth tobacco notes. #SWIFTBEST
Dec 20th, 2018Wow! A Dave Phinney special! Dark cherry and blackberry fruit aromas and flavors. Hints of tobacco, earth and a little bit of vanilla. Lighter in body, so it took a bit of chilling. (Great on a hot day!). Beautifully balanced and smooth (Very “Merlot-like” but with all the characteristics of Cab Sauv). Brilliantly constructed. Amazing wine!
Wow! A Dave Phinney special! Dark cherry and blackberry fruit aromas and flavors. Hints of tobacco, earth and a little bit of vanilla. Lighter in body, so it took a bit of chilling. (Great on a hot day!). Beautifully balanced and smooth (Very “Merlot-like” but with all the characteristics of Cab Sauv). Brilliantly constructed. Amazing wine!
May 26th, 20182014. Decanted 5 hours before drinking and could have used an additional 5. Still an excellent beverage only paled by its 2013 older bro a bit smoother.
2014. Decanted 5 hours before drinking and could have used an additional 5. Still an excellent beverage only paled by its 2013 older bro a bit smoother.
Nov 19th, 2017