Event

Open Bottle - Orin Swift D66

Thursday, June 02, 2016

Time: 04:00pm - 08:00pm

Type: Wine Tasting

Location: The Wine Cabinet

Event Free

 Orin Swift's

D66

Côtes Catalanes Rhône Maury, France

Grenache Blend  

2012

From one of our favorites winemakers Dave Phinney, creator of The Prisoner and Saldo along with Abstract, Mannequin, Machete (arriving tomorrow!), Mercury Head, Veladora, Palermo, Locations wines (AR, OR, E, I, F) and, my favorite, Papillon!

This low yield hedonist red blend combines the best of old and new world styles in a bottle made for summer grilling! 

92 Points! Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
 The 2012 Cotes Catalanes Grenache D66 is a blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 10% Carignan that was brought up in small barrels, 30% being new. Full-bodied, rich, sexy and yet still with solid focus and length, it has fabulous kirsch, dried herbs, licorice and chocolaty nuances all soaring from the glass."   

Do not miss this tasting! Already Sold Out at the Winery!

Elsewhere at $44.99

Our regular price $ 39.99

Special Private Sale Price

Only 
$30.00 a bottle


 $162.00 for 6!!!

 

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Our Thoughts.......

Orin Swift's "D66" blends Grenache with Syrah and Carignan into this Rhône offering that is full-bodied and packed with fruit, just like you'd expect from this popular Napa Valley-based producer, whose "Prisoner" Zin blend is a practically a local celebrity. Though "D66" comes from the Côtes Calalanes in Southwest France, it could easily be pegged for Napa in a blind tasting with its typical abundance of saturated cherry, berry, and mocha aromas and flavors, layered with toasty oak spice. Aged for eighteen months in 30% new French oak, followed by five months in bottle prior to release. Made for a big meal on the grill, great with beef , baby back, braised beef short ribs, BBQ pork belly, and even juicy burgers.

About D66........

In France, the “department” exists as an administrative division much like a county does in America. Deep in the Southwest corner of the country lies Department 66, which serves as the inspiration and namesake for our winery and vineyards in the town of Maury. Roughly two hours east of Barcelona, Spain and thirty minutes inland from the ancient Roman port city of Perpignan, old vine Grenache thrives along with Syrah and Carignan in the “Cotes Catalanes;” a sub-appellation of the Roussillon. We own and maintain 300 acres (120 hectares) of vineyards among the Pyrénées-Orientales mountain range, which were planted more than 60 years ago. The terroir is dominated by black schist, with small deposits of granite and limestone in red, rocky soils known as angile. Similar to the nearby growing region of Priorat in Spanish Catalonia, schist is a crystalline rock based soil that retains heat well but is poor in organic nutrients and nitrogens. Apart from lowland scrub, “garrigue,” and sparse tree plantings, very little agriculture survives here. The intense heat from the daytime sun is reflected back to the gnarled, head trained vines at night, increasing ripeness while maintaining acidity. The result is a very low yield (half ton per acre), but makes for a dark, concentrated, and finesse driven wine that embodies this singular region. 30% new French Oak for 18 months.

About Dave Phinney......

The history of Orin Swift Cellars dates back to 1995 when on a lark, David Swift Phinney took a friend up on an offer and went to Florence, Italy to spend a semester “studying”. During that time, he was introduced to wine, how it was made, and got hooked. A few more years of university led to graduation and eventually a job at Robert Mondavi Winery in 1997 as a temporary harvest worker. Deciding that if he was going to work this hard, it would eventually have to be for himself, so in 1998 he founded Orin Swift Cellars; Orin is his father’s middle name and Swift is his mother’s maiden name. With two tons of zinfandel and not much else, he spent the next decade making wine for others as well as himself and grew the company into a multinational brand that now includes 300 acres of vineyards in the Southwest of France. This international ambition has led to projects in Spain, Italy, Corsica, Argentina and other locations around the globe.