Orin Swift Papillon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

$64.99

New release of Orin Swift's Papillon Cabernet has arrived! Fast becoming a cult classic, grab a few bottles before it goes away. previous vintage 94 Points Robert Parker:  "The Bordeaux Proprietary Blend Papillon was aged 16 months in 40% new French oak. Fairly priced for what the consumer gets, this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc (15.1% alcohol) exhibits notes of forest floor, graphite, blackcurrant, blackberry fruit and spring flowers followed by a full-bodied, unctuously textured, deep, rich pure wine to drink over the next 10-15+ years." Orin Swift Cellars is best known for The Prisoner Zinfandel blend, one of our most popular wines the last few years. Winemaker Dave Phinney has turned his midas touch at creating delicious blends to produce the third vintage of Papillon, a stunning bordeaux-blend from choice Napa Valley vineyards in Howell Mountain, Rutherford, Oakville and St. Helena.  60% Cabernet, 37% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec.  A beautiful, rich young Cabernet that has been getting serious buzz in the wine world,

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Ratings on Delectable

Alan Hyde

A spectacular mix of berries. Dark purple, great smells. I might give Palermo a slight edge.

A spectacular mix of berries. Dark purple, great smells. I might give Palermo a slight edge.

9.2

William Goldsmith

Bit basic

Bit basic

8.8

Charles Mires

Excellent+. Really good on day 2

Excellent+. Really good on day 2

9.3

Peter

Medium ruby color with medium plus tears. On the nose red fruit and earth. On the palate, cherry, strawberry, mineral soil, currant, mild stone fruit. Eminently quaffable yet also quite complex.

Medium ruby color with medium plus tears. On the nose red fruit and earth. On the palate, cherry, strawberry, mineral soil, currant, mild stone fruit. Eminently quaffable yet also quite complex.

9.5

Rich Huber

An nice evenly balanced wine with no one note standing out. The wine has luscious fruit on the palate that has a velvet mouth feel. The tannins show up on the finish.

An nice evenly balanced wine with no one note standing out. The wine has luscious fruit on the palate that has a velvet mouth feel. The tannins show up on the finish.

9.0

Ted

Finally able to sit outside on a sunny but chilly afternoon. Pencil lead, chocolate, wet tobacco and dark fruit.

Finally able to sit outside on a sunny but chilly afternoon. Pencil lead, chocolate, wet tobacco and dark fruit.

9.3

WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.