Orin Swift - Abstract Red 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Orin Swift
Country	United States
Region	California
Varietal	Grenache,  Petite Sirah,  Syrah
Vintage	2022
Sku	37782
Size	750ml

 

The history of Orin Swift Cellars dates back to 1995 when on a lark, David Swift Phinney took a friend up on an offer and went to Florence, Italy to spend a semester “studying”. During that time, he was introduced to wine, how it was made, and got hooked. A few more years of university led to graduation and eventually a job at Robert Mondavi Winery in 1997 as a temporary harvest worker. Deciding that if he was going to work this hard, it would eventually have to be for himself, so in 1998 he founded Orin Swift Cellars; Orin is his father’s middle name and Swift is his mother’s maiden name. With two tons of zinfandel and not much else, he spent the next decade making wine for others as well as himself and grew the brand to what it is today.

The 2022 Abstract pours a dark purple core with a neon, ruby rim, exhibiting a brooding nose of ripe black plum, cacao, black pepper, cedar, dried porcini, forest floor musk, and sweet oak. The entry is coating and flooding with hints of blueberry preserves, tarragon, balsamic glaze, and anise, while the palate is bold, exuding rich notes of dark plum, ripe framboise, and a slightly chalky texture. The wine transitions effortlessly to a finish of black cherry, sweet licorice, and quick-drying tannins, with aromatics that pull you in, featuring notes of blueberry, black fig, bloodied strawberry, musk, and rhubarb.