Orin Swift, Machete Size:12x750ml

Orin Swift, Machete Size:12x750mlDeep garnet purple colored, the 2015 Proprietary Red Machete opens with scents of black forest cake, cassis and menthol with a medicinal undercurrent and a waft of chargrill. Medium to full bodied, firm and chewy, it has a compelling earthy savory character and a long spicy finish. 23,400 cases produced.

Glistening violet

One of those claret-like vintages

a peppery element adds spicy lift

(from vines that average 50+ years of age)

This concentrated effort is a classic Murgers of muscle and power but no rusticity

This is a classic Nuits that is built-to-age and will need it

simply superb

Soter suggests that “the most successful wines are nowadays being measured by their phenolic concentration and their sheer ripeness

The cool and mineral-driven medium-bodied flavors possess excellent delineation and plenty of intensity

persistency and gloss

This too is very good

but the style of the wine did not thrill me