Orin Swift Cellars 2010 Palermo Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red Wine

Orin Swift Tasting Notes

Aromas of dark, brooding fruit with subtle French oak in the background lead into a smooth entry of ripe cherry and fig. The mid-palate is subtle and stretches with loads of bright acidity and candied cassis. Layers of stone fruit and ribena lead into a round, supple, lingering finish of integrated soft tannins that roll on and on. This wine is amazing now and has another 8 to 10 years in it at least! Hillside, well-drained vineyards from the Napa Valley.

Type	Red
Varietal	78% Cabernet Sauvignon 18% Merlot 4% Cabernet Franc
Vintage	2010
Bottle size	750mL
Alcohol content	15.5%
Appellation	California – Napa
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Orin Swift Cellars

At Orin Swift we purchase Cabernet Sauvignon grapes for Mercury Head and Papillon. Every year we buy more grapes than we need for the two blends. We do this so we always have multiple vineyards and corresponding wine characteristics to choose from. We also experiment with different grape maturity levels, French barrel producers, and fermentation techniques. This is done to try to learn more each vintage and create a wine with greater complexity and balance. These multiple lots either add something to the final blend or become their own parts, parts we consider to be separate among equals. We blended these separate but equal parts together in a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvinon called Palermo.