A deep sniff of this guy produces dried cherry / raspberry, with a bit of minty herbaceousness, followed by some serious boozy heat (abv 16.5%). On the palette, some fruit body - strawberries- and dried small red fruit, a fair amount of wood tannins and of course more booze. Finishes tart with light tannins - grapefruit rind lingers. It's a bit intense for my tastes, but I'm a huge fan of Swan so I'm not going to give it a biased point rating but I would say consume with something very fatty and a few friends to share it with. Maybe it will get better in time, but with this level of booze I'm not sure.
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9/11/2016 - DB Lawton Likes this wine: 90 Points
Has held up surprisingly well. Delicious and complex as it opened up during dinner
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1/17/2015 - Danette Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bold Zen, mulling spices, cherries, hint of citrus
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10/17/2013 - dkwiatko Likes this wine:
A deep sniff of this guy produces dried cherry / raspberry, with a bit of minty herbaceousness, followed by some serious boozy heat (abv 16.5%). On the palette, some fruit body - strawberries- and dried small red fruit, a fair amount of wood tannins and of course more booze. Finishes tart with light tannins - grapefruit rind lingers. It's a bit intense for my tastes, but I'm a huge fan of Swan so I'm not going to give it a biased point rating but I would say consume with something very fatty and a few friends to share it with. Maybe it will get better in time, but with this level of booze I'm not sure.
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