For the Wine Connoisseurs

The winner of this one-of-a-kind gift set will get a unique first edition gift set of wine that includes eight bottles of wine and a signed book of poetry in a beautiful display box!

About this set:

8 Years in the Desert is a blend of 56% Zinfandel, 34% Petite Sirah, 10% Syrah. Unlike other varietals, Dave Phinney had to draw on an 8 Year memory of making Zinfandel (he hadn't worked with Zin for 8 years even though that varietal made him famous in the wine world) and knowing that there would be a certain level of expectation of quality from both the wine and the packaging elements.

During the 8 Year hiatus, there has been focus and thought regarding the wine and label. There are 8 unique labels centered around Joshua tree imagery. There are eight women who created the final labels and it's through their hard work and creativity that the final labels not only reflect but enhance the beauty of the wine within the bottles.

Winemaker Notes

Dark garnet with a lucid rim, the wine exhibits aromas of briar fruit, ripe blackberry and dark plum with a tinge of minerality and charred meat. Brawny on the entry, it has an equally big mid-palate with complex flavors of ripe brambly fruit, a touch of earth and notes of espresso bean. Still massive through to the finish with soft drying tannins, the unique varietal characteristics of the blend clearly reveal themselves over time.

Blend: 56% Zinfandel, 34% Petite Sirah, 10% Syrah

Critical Acclaim

RP

94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Zinfandel Blend Eight Years (a blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Syrah) comes bounding out of the glass with notes of raspberry pie, blackberry preserves and fruitcake with touches of hoisin and Chinese five spice plus and waft of underbrush. Full-bodied, rich and spicy in the mouth, it packs in the black fruit preserves, framed by chewy tannins and finishing on a savory note. 2,600 cases were made.

Rating: 94+

Includes:

PHINNEY, Dave: Eight Years In The Desert. Privately Printed (2017). FIRST EDITION. Hardcover no dust jacket, 95 pp. Subject: Literature / Fiction & Poetry Collection. Condition: Like New. Pages crisp, white and clean. A collection of fictional and poetic bon mots by world-renowned wine-maker. This book is actually a companion volume to a collection of 8 wines from the famous Orin Swift Winery.