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Orin Swift "Abstract" Red - 2022

Name: Orin Swift "Abstract" Red
Brand: Orin Swift
SKU: 37440
Price: 39.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 37440 750 mL

For winemaker Dave Phinny at Orin Swift, creating the right alchemy is his primary purpose. The Abstract came about from his love of Grenache and this is a pure expression of this varietal from the Napa climate. Rounded out with a healthy dollop of Petite Sirah and Syrah, this full-bodied red displays abundant ripe summer strawberry and cherry layered over cocoa and spices. The wine was matured in French oak. Serve with upscale burgers with gruyère cheese or gamey lamb shoulder with garlic and herbs.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2022

Country

USA

Region

California

Producer

Orin Swift

Grape Variety

Grenache

Petite Sirah

Syrah

Limited Production: Only 6 bottle(s) per customer

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Staff Pick Notes

Orin Swift Cellars was started in 1998 by winemaker David Swift Phinney. Orin Swift wine became very popular very fast thanks to wine such as "The Prisoner" label that Phinney sold in 2013. The "abstract" red is a wine with an intriguing label (as always coming from Orin Swift Cellars), but it will also challenge your palate with its deep and heavy body and complexity. Dense with multi-layers of chocolate, cassis, blueberry, and exotic as well as baking spices. The oak is there, but well integrated to the melting pot of flavors. Best to keep it a few years or longer before popping it open, but if you can't resist I recommend decanting for at least 3 hours.

- MB

Glossary

Grenache

The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both characterized by significant percentages of Grenache, while in Tavel and Lirac the grape is used to make...

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...