Brian Hearty

9.2

2022. The rich fruit and body of this nicely oaked Chardonnay paired great with a chicken and olive tagine. — 3 days ago

Ali Aboudaya

8.9

Tasteful and delicious — 4 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Another solid vintage of this Dave Phinney California Merlot. Dark ruby/black color. Aromas of cooked black fruit, lavender, cedar and dark chocolate. Flavors of blackberry compote, chocolate covered cherries, coffee, plum pudding, cola and a bit of fresh herbs. Long, lingering and very smooth finish. Soft tannins. Full bodied and pretty intense. Quite fruit forward but there are also some savory notes. Velvety texture, rich and juicy. Fits within the Orin Swift profile. Solid restaurant value. — 2 months ago

Jenn

9.2

Machete 2020 California Red Wine, Orin Swift Cellars — 4 months ago

Dave

9.6

Heavens to Betsy this is delicious! I don't like using the word "smooth" to describe wine, but this Cabernet Sauvignon is Miles Davis. It's so good. Hard to pin down the fruit... blackberry, blueberry, cherry, tobacco, sweet cream, vanilla. A bit of lavender. Such soft, lingering tannins on the finish. Makes your teeth purple! I really love this wine, but I can't afford it.
Listening to Ralph Stanley, who I miss dearly — 22 days ago

Ted

9.2

Orin Swift has such interesting labels. Black licorice, fresh thyme. Cigar smoke on the backside. They also extract every ounce of color from the grapes. — a month ago

with Jeni

Ben Wald

9.3

Nose much more Intense than the palate. Oddly delicate. — 3 months ago

Dave

9.3

This Zin blend is very nice. The Zinfandel is sublime and the Syrah is soft. There is also a smattering of Petite Sirah in the mix. Such a silky mouthfeel, opulent fruit, vanilla, a bit of spice and chocolate. Round tannins and a very smooth finish. Orin Swift bottles weigh a ton! Really liked this wine.
Listening to Chopin — 20 days ago

ace

9.1

This is a very bold wine that I would reccomend to anyone. Bold fruit notes on the nose and friendly delicious finish. Loved it! — 4 months ago

Brian Hearty

9.0

2022. Too much ripe fruit flavors when opened, but after about an hour the flavors balanced out quite a bit (though it never really had a lot of acidity or tannins). Paired well with a salty crusty rib roast. — 2 months ago