Orin Swift Cellars 8 Years In The Desert 2021

Solemn, somber and super cool, this is a wine with a story. Orin Swift Cellars8 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.