Orin Swift Machete - 2020 (750ml) 1966 but then any good red

but then any good red wine should be drunk at the temperature of a cool cellar

sipping chocolate

delicate and framed by firm

which is why my scores are parsimonious here

Orin Swift Machete - 2020 (750ml) 1966 but then any good redA 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