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Orin Swift Palermo Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Brand new release from Orin Swift! Palermo is a fantastic buy in Napa Cabernet under $40. A stunning, true-to-form Phinney wine: the 2018 Palermo Cabernet is rich, dense, concentrated, fruit-forward and velvety. Each year, they purchase more Cabernet grapes than they need for Mercury Head and Papillon so they can have a virtual palette of vineyards and corresponding "spice rack" elements, if you will, to choose from to make the perfect blends. When their selection runneth-over and some of the sums of the parts behave more positively on their own, they deserve to be bottled separately and that is how a new wine was born, Palermo. 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc blend selected from Howell Mountain, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena and Spring Mountain vineyards.
Ratings on Delectable
Sipping Fine Wine 
Dark Ruby color with aromas of ripe berry fruits, herbs and cigar spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and blackberry with vanilla, oak, tobacco and earthy notes. Well balanced, fine tannins long finish ending with fruit, espresso and tobacco notes and sweet spice! Nice now, will age a bit.
Dark Ruby color with aromas of ripe berry fruits, herbs and cigar spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and blackberry with vanilla, oak, tobacco and earthy notes. Well balanced, fine tannins long finish ending with fruit, espresso and tobacco notes and sweet spice! Nice now, will age a bit.
9.2
Steven Lee
xmas 2022 wine 7. Not that good. vanilla
xmas 2022 wine 7. Not that good. vanilla
9.2Roman Ochocki
My third vintage of Palermo. Acidity is higher, but there's a dark chocolate, an oak, bitter dark fruit. Excellent wine, but it's obvious. I long for another vintage already.
My third vintage of Palermo. Acidity is higher, but there's a dark chocolate, an oak, bitter dark fruit. Excellent wine, but it's obvious. I long for another vintage already.
9.5
John
Heavy, dark purple color. Strong tannins.
Heavy, dark purple color. Strong tannins.
8.9
cc
Had it at max grille
Had it at max grille
10
Joe DAscoli
Really light and bright fruits for a cab but must be the youth.
Really light and bright fruits for a cab but must be the youth.
9.1
Sahil Parikh
Had randomly from leftovers from Dad and Mom, really good. Paired decently with pizza (singas) but probably beat enjoyed alone. Depth of flavor, a little sweet, not light
Had randomly from leftovers from Dad and Mom, really good. Paired decently with pizza (singas) but probably beat enjoyed alone. Depth of flavor, a little sweet, not light
9.3Jim
Big cab. High tannic. Opened well.
Big cab. High tannic. Opened well.
9.0
Doggfather
Glad we let it breathe for 2 hours.
Glad we let it breathe for 2 hours.
9.0
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