Description

Orin Swift Mercury Head Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Orin Swift Mercury Head is produced from a selection of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon lots from the acclaimed 2023 Napa Valley vintage. Sourced from the Stagecoach, Morisoli, Indian Joe, and Warnock vineyards, a long, cool growing season allowed the fruit to develop slowly and evenly, creating a powerful, deeply layered wine with the structure to age for decades.

The wine is made with 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and was matured for 13 months in French oak, 52% of which was new.

Tasting Notes

The opaque core of the 2023 Mercury Head flashes with a neon crimson rim. Mesmerizing in the glass, the wine opens with notes of blackcurrant, Amarena cherry, California chapparal and an elegant kiss of oak. The palate is effusive with hints of ripe blue fruits, blood orange, dark chocolate and rhubarb—rich and layered as the wine continues to open. Fully integrated tannins are paired with an elegant and nuanced close of blackberry preserves and licorice.

Orin Swift Mercury Head Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Notes To Your Senses:

• APPEARANCE: Opaque and deeply concentrated, with a vivid neon crimson rim
• AROMA: Blackcurrant, Amarena cherry, California chaparral, and polished French oak
• TASTE: Rich and expansive, with ripe blue fruits, blood orange, dark chocolate, and rhubarb, supported by fully integrated tannins that provide structure
• FINISH: Elegant and nuanced, with lingering notes of blackberry preserves and licorice.
• ABV: 15.5%