Well Dave Phinney has sure made a lot of money off of people who don’t apply the tasting process. Please people swish your wine around and these $150 Napa Cabs will disappear as they taste like a $15 Cab at Total Wine.
- 2019 Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon Mercury Head – USA, California, Napa Valley (1/25/2025)
$75.00 Cabernet Plus Event (Liz’s House Minneapolis): Well this was drinkable but can’t believe it fetches the price it gets. Sweet as all Orin Swift wines are along with floral, ripe cherries, mild oak and burnt toast. Fine if it cost around $20.00 but this is over a $100. (84 points) - Pro Wine Reviews: Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – “Medium to deep garnet-purple, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Mercury Head barrel sample has bold, ripe black cherry and black berry scents with an undercurrent of raspberry leaves, ripe red and black plums, pencil shavings and a waft of iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has wonderful intensity and depth with loads of mineral sparks among the crunchy black and blue fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and earthy. Impressive! 6,500 cases are to be made. 96-98pts“