12 Bottle Case
Like many things at Orin Swift, what started as a fascination quickly turned
into an obsession. Samantha Smith, Dave Phinney’s long time executive
assistant (read: chauffeur, gopher, right hand ma’am, therapist, etc.),
managed amidst her daytime job to multitask away at a book, Advice From
John—an anthology of the brilliant, idiotic and sometimes deep thoughts
found at the bottom of a cocktail and then subsequently scribbled and
scrawled onto to the walls of dive bar bathrooms. ‘You Had Me At Hell
No’, captured at a dive in Texas, caught Dave’s eye while ruminating ideas
on how to bring Merlot back into the mainstream fold—long pilloried for
its second of fame in THAT movie two decades ago. All good things circle
back around, so, let’s revitalize this delicious, luscious and fun varietal.
Grab a bottle of some good ole Advice and enjoy!
WINEMAKER’S NOTES
Dominating aromatics abound without effort—notes of blackberry pie,
black plum, sage and lilac come from the glass. A flooding sensation on
entry drives dark fruits onto the mid-palate with touches of savory, fennel
and licorice as complements. Long on the finish, the espresso bean and
continued concentration of blackberry throughout fades slowly with gentle
and soft tannins.
ABV: 14.9%
Wine Score: 90 Points, CellarTracker
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