2021 Orin Swift Cellars 'Papillon' Red Blend, California sauvignon blanc The 2018 Chardonnay Ma Douce

The 2018 Chardonnay Ma Douce (which is named after winemaker Luc Morlet's wife) shows a more racy

black plums – predominate with subtle notes of vanilla and dark chocolate intermingled with savory hints of green olive and a stony minerality

This is softly textured and round with cooling acidity that propels a wave of crisp wild berries across the palate

you'd hold off until near 2030 and enjoy until 2050

it has notable purity

2021 Orin Swift Cellars 'Papillon' Red Blend, California sauvignon blanc The 2018 Chardonnay Ma DouceThe 2021 Papillon fills the glass with an unmistakable dark crimson, a flash of neon purple and a ruby rim. Tears move glacially and the wine opens with aromatics of boysenberry jam, violets, chocolate covered blueberry and hints of Cara Cara rind, graphite and brioche. The entry and mid palate are bright throughout with considerable weight tones of cassis, blackberry and baking spices flourish. Enveloping texture, chalky, drying tannins and an