Orin Swift Papillon Napa Valley 2022 750ml Tinto Fino with its darker mineral profile

with its darker mineral profile coming through

with perfectly integrated oak

making it unnoticeable

then ideal springtime conditions allowed the vines to set an above-average

This was the year Rosemary Cakebread took over as winemaker

Orin Swift Papillon Napa Valley 2022 750ml Tinto Fino with its darker mineral profilePouring an opaque crimson core with a brooding cardinal rim, the 2022 Papillon opens with aromatic notes of ripe cassis, blackberry, coastal chapparal, cedar box and allspice. On entry, the palate continues many of the same notes from the nose cassis, pluot, blueberry, boysenberry, shaved fennel bulb and a touch of earth. A round, weighty mid palate effortlessly gives way to dusty, coating tannins a pleasing texture and finishing hints of barbeque tri