Orin Swift Machete - 2020 (750ml) Size:750ml toffee apples – and a

toffee apples – and a scent of coconut

Anticipated maturity: 2006-2030

(strawberries and blackberries)

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Orin Swift Machete - 2020 (750ml) Size:750ml toffee apples – and aA dark mauve core with a neon purple rim, the wine stains everything. Opening aromatics on the 2020 Machete are gorgeous immediately: ripe pluot, carne asada, new cowboy boots, lilacs, espresso bean and wet concrete. On the palate, layers upon layers reveal themselves, from a plum galette topped with fior di latte gelato to 85% cacao dark chocolate to barbequed tri tip and sweet oak. Puckering tannins to finish, the wine closes on a high note with a