Winery Orin Swift - Eight Years In The Desert

Winery Orin SwiftEight Years In The Desert

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Eight Years In The Desert of Winery Orin Swift is a red wine from the region of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Zinfandel.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the Eight Years In The Desert from the Winery Orin Swift

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Eight Years In The Desert of Winery Orin Swift in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel, cola

Wine with earth taste

graphite, chutney

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus, menthol

On the nose the Eight Years In The Desert of Winery Orin Swift in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Orin Swift's Eight Years In The Desert.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.7°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Last vintages of this wine

Eight Years In The Desert - 2019
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Eight Years In The Desert - 2018
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Eight Years In The Desert - 2017
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Eight Years In The Desert - 2016
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Eight Years In The Desert - 2015
In the top 100 of of California wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Eight Years In The Desert from Winery Orin Swift are 2019, 2016, 2018, 2017 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Orin Swift

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
This winery is part of the E & J Gallo.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Californie

The Winery Orin Swift is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 850 of of United States wines
In the top 600 of of California wines
In the top 2000 of red wines
In the top 2500 wines of the world

The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Distinguished

Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.

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