Orin Swift Sign of the Times Red Blend (75cl, 14.9%)

A California red wine blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah and Grenache at 14.9% ABV. Orin Swift Cellars was founded in 1998 by Dave Phinney. The blend spends eight months in French oak, 28% of which is new. The label was created by training an AI model on the winemaker's past artwork, then collaborating with it in an iterative process, with each generated image manipulated and finished by hand. The nose shows concentrated black plum and blackcurrant, dried rose petal, violet, incense and wet slate. The palate is rich with blue fruits and cassis, dark chocolate, graphite, Grenache's red-fruited brightness, sweet oak and licorice, with well-integrated tannins. The finish is long, carried by tangy blood orange acidity, leather and dark chocolate.