Orin Swift, Slander, California
Orin Swift · California › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
15
professional
Vintages
No vintages
NV
Community Reviews
2020
Reviews
89.5
Avg Score
95
Highest
Taster #2076
· Jul 25, 2023
2hr decant. Beautiful red fruit with earthy tones. Lots of spice and chocolate. Decent finish. Nice Pinot
2016 vintage
Taster #7336
· Apr 25, 2021
90/100
Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes Winery: Orin Swift Varietal: Pinot Noir Area/Appellation: Santa Rita Hills, Sonoma Coast Vintage: 2016 Price: $40/Closeout Kansas market Color: Dark ruby from below, ruby with pink rim from above Legs: slow to medium Nose: cherries, cola nuts, Palate: black cherries, some raspberries, vanilla oak, very little clove or underbrush Finish: clingy yet there is some decent balance after 2.5 hours being open. In fact it is pretty darn good. Comments: A fruit forward Pinot full of …
2016 vintage
Taster #6254
· Nov 22, 2020
92/100
An excellent wine that isn't your typical Pinot Noir. More acid and tannins than what you expect from a Pinot, which should hold well against a variety of foods. As with most Pinot Noirs you do get an initial fruit forward taste, but it quickly moves to earth undertones with wet leaf, tobacco, and grape seed flavors. Good complexity, strong structure. A treat.
2016 vintage
Taster #7132
· Jun 21, 2020
Quite warm Took a few minutes to mellow out. Not a great pinot and way overpriced.
2016 vintage
Taster #5429
· Mar 11, 2020
89/100
Dark plum purple. 15.8% abv, a beast of a Pinot. As you’d expect from Finney, and this alc level, this is fruit forward, rich, slightly off dry, cherry cola, burnt ends, clove.
2016 vintage
Taster #1782
· Mar 7, 2020
80/100
Pinot Noir Tasting : Smoky Amarena cherries in the nose. Appears rather clumsy. Similar impression on the palate, very alcoholic, fruity and soft, Amarone-like, but no sense of place and obviously extremely modern in style. No apparent identity, this is just so boring and underwhelming. One of the lowlights of the evening for me. This is of course ridiculously overpriced as well.
2016 vintage
Taster #4588
· Dec 22, 2019
95/100
Love the high alcohol pinot. Love it. Love it. Gives it volume and richness, not like all that weak stuff out there. Not complex but just great.
2016 vintage
Taster #1822
· Nov 28, 2019
94/100
Loved this wine! Abundantly aromatic, with ripe cranberry, marmalade, white pepper, fresh brioche, and dried sage. The entry is silky with a flood of cherry, Madagascar vanilla and ripe red fruits. Seamless, integrated and opulent it is subtlety integrated with soft tannins.
2016 vintage
Taster #4439
· Jun 9, 2019
86/100
Not a fan, too much alcohol and with a bitter aftertaste.
2016 vintage
Taster #5392
· Apr 27, 2019
90/100
Big cherry fruit. Hints of violets and cola. Smooth tannins. Pretty good.
2016 vintage
Taster #4461
· Mar 11, 2019
Only medium colour and viscous. Nose is of ripe plum and strawberry. Amarone-like texture and flavours. Appropriate for very strongly spiced food, I suppose. 15.9%
2016 vintage
Taster #3809
· Feb 16, 2019
86/100
To me this was like a combination of communion wine and Concord grape juice. Had an artificial/plastic flavor and aroma that was off putting. Usually I enjoy the Orin Swift wines, but this one is not for me.
2016 vintage
Taster #5563
· Jan 7, 2019
Not great. I love strong wines but there are better Pinot’s out there.
2016 vintage
Taster #1677
· Dec 31, 2018
88/100
A decent Pinot. Nothing special. Overall 3.5/5
2016 vintage
Taster #9443
· Nov 22, 2018
89/100
Nice wine but not a lot of complexity, fruit and finish. What was there was fruit forward and enjoyable.
2016 vintage
Taster #9317
· Nov 15, 2018
Fairly dark, Big alcoholic and jammy, but well made if you like the style. Not a wine to ponder, just to enjoy with a big group of folks who also don’t want to ponder.
2016 vintage
Taster #7422
· Nov 10, 2018
90/100
Lots of barnyard at first opening but blew off after an hour of being open. Easy drinking
2016 vintage
Taster #7541
· Oct 11, 2018
89/100
No doubt it seduces with fruit and power, it simply lacks finesse. If you desire a luscious bi-tone wine to enjoy without being distracted during a convo, a business meal perhaps, order this. Actually, I’d recommend this for a business meal...you’re likely to close the deal! If you’d appreciate a bit of contemplation in your experience, try something a bit lighter with 4 or 5 tones to it. Solid wine, and actually not overpriced. Just needs to be selected to …
2016 vintage
Taster #0839
· Sep 2, 2018
93/100
Jammy fruit bomb. Velvety texture. Smooth and balanced tannins.
2016 vintage
Taster #4588
· Aug 29, 2018
92/100
Nice job. A carbohydrate rather than vegetable pinot. Really easy to sip with good integration and a on echo of reminiscent earthiness. Would buy a few of these, really easy to drink pinot. But Dave, why the boring bottle?
2016 vintage