Orin Swift, Abstract, California, USA 2018

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Tasted by: Chris Wilson
(at Ace Hotel, London, 12 Mar 2020)
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2035
Orin Swift’s Dave Phinney must be like a kid in a sweet shop when given the keys to E&J Gallo’s vast roster of vineyards and told to take whatever fruit he wants. Here he has plundered Grenache, Syrah and Petite Syrah for the flagship Abstract blend. It’s a bold and assertive but brilliantly on-song – note-perfect in fact, with blackberry, red liquorice and earth combining to create a soulful, ethereal wine.
Orin Swift, Abstract, California, USA 2018
Producer
Orin Swift
Brand
Abstract
Vintage
2018
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
USA
Region
California
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
15.70%
Body
Full
Grapes
Syrah / Shiraz
Petit Syrah