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redact_d Likes this wine: 90 points
April 16, 2024 - Opaque, Ruby red, color in long thin legs
Fruit, floral
Yummy, fruit, oak?
Dry
Long, pleasant
Needs to breathe to open up.
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JRoman23 Likes this wine: 91 points
April 13, 2024 - Didn’t realize it was a Zin/Red blend. Makes much more sense now with its flavor profile. Tasty and big enough to pair with meats and cheeses or drink on its own.
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Raizzon Does not like this wine: 75 points
March 30, 2024 - Deep purple. Intense black and blue fruit aromas, vanilla and oak spices. heavy body, no additional complexity , very hot. The alcohol is completely unbalanced. There are basic 17% abv Amarone's with more finesse. Medium finish. This drinks like a wine based cocktail. Terrible QPR, there are far better zins for half the price.
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dlduchon wrote: 86 points
February 21, 2024 - Tastes manufactured, like a $12 grocery store Zin from a mediocre corporate producer. Is that oak chips I taste on the back end? Catastrophic QPR. 86 points is a gift rating for this pathetic wine.
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Chied Likes this wine: 92 points
January 21, 2024 - Still a very young wine, I’m certain over the next 2-4 years it will only improve…much to look forward to!!!
Cheers!!!
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By Jonathan Cristaldi
Cristaldi Jan 24 tastings, 12/15/2023 (link)(Orin Swift, 8 Years in the Desert, Zinfandel, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2022
- Type Red
- Producer Orin Swift
- Varietal Zinfandel Blend
- Designation 8 Years in the Desert
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation California
- UPC Codes 085000026700, 859369001537
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- In Cellars 1,015 (82%)
- Consumed 217 (18%)
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