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• TheoIV Likes this wine: 93 points

  May 19, 2023 - Beautiful wine. Violet, blackberry, and earth onthe nose. I almost think I smell clover, but that doesn’t make sense to me. On the palate, sooo yummy. Smooth rich fruit. Slight on tannins, Flavors of blackberry and blackcurrants. Enjoy!

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• Bill_Raleigh Likes this wine: 86 points

  March 5, 2022 - The initial taste is rather alcohol heavy but after some time in the glass, it has a nice complexity. A good blend of fruit and minerals.

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• LCHammer Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 30, 2020 - There are many differing opinions of Dave Phinney wines but this one hits the mark. Great cab flavors mid palate and finish with the cab franc offering nice notes up front. Very drinkable now and got better over 3-4 hours so should have at least few cellar years left.

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• Richojr wrote:

  January 12, 2020 - Excellent

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• pgrzesik Likes this wine: 88 points

  November 23, 2018 - Drank over 2 days. An easy crowd pleaser that appeals to the masses. Also, people love the art work on the bottle which is another conversation starter. On the nose it has lots of alcohol present and oak (that was all I really got on my initial impression). On the palate it felt full bodied, fruit forward, with a decent bit of heat towards the tail end.
  
  Put cork back in and sat at room temperature until the next day where it had much more tertiary characteristics but it kept having a glaring nose of rubbing alcohol. The palate was much more thin, less expressive, and kind of died out - fitting to the art on the bottle.
  
  Overall, this will be an easy crowd pleaser to the masses. If you prefer a more nuanced style - this is not for you.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Orin Swift
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Palermo
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 000004427698, 013528200029, 400005756351, 843291010170

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• Pending Delivery 8 (1%)
• In Cellars 424 (39%)
• Consumed 650 (60%)

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