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Orin Swift Machete Petite Sirah Blend California 2020
£374.40
Current Price (inc. Tax)
6 bottle(s) at £62.40 per bottle.
In stock
SKU
VYC10ORS0921
Orin Swift Machete Petite Sirah Blend California 2020
- Country USA
- Region California
- Grape Petite Sirah, Syrah and Grenache
- Abv 15.4%
- Case 6/75
- Aged for 14 months in French and American Oak, 40% New
- The 2020 Machete opens with decadent aromas of blue and black fruits, charred meat, a hint of funk and troves of minerality, and black ink that coats the glass and transforms it into an altered state. The entry is more dense than expected, with notes of black plum, other stone fruits and the game's essence but tempered and balanced by candied orange peel and levelled acidity. Typical tannins for this Petite Sirah-based wine, the wine closes with voluptuous texture and intensity.
A gothic mauve with a vivid neon rim, the wine appears almost black in the glass. Notes of wet stone, black plum and crushed gravel reverberate from within. Bold upfront, the palate is all-enveloping with mixed berry crepe, black liquorice and a touch of char. Layered and omnipotent in weight, the wine finishes with ripe Petite Sirah tannins, providing a pleasant, closing texture.
| Price | £312.00 |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | The Orin Swift story starts in 1995 when, on a whim, David Swift Phinney understandably took a friend up on an offer to spend a term ‘studying’ in Florence. During that time, he was introduced to wine and how it was made, and he got hooked. After graduating in 1997, he took a temporary harvest job at the iconic Robert Mondavi winery. Harvest is not an easy job, and David quickly decided that if he was going to work this hard, it should eventually be for himself. in 1998, he founded Orin Swift Cellars with two tons of zinfandel, a disruptive approach to labels and marketing and not much else. Today, Orin Swift is owned by California icons E&J Gallo. Still, David remains at the helm, disregarding the traditions of terroir and site-specific bottlings in favour of simply procuring the best grapes to make the most drinkable blends and putting them in bottles that stand out. |
| Keywords | Orin, Swift, Machete, California |
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