I'm your Prisoner

On a recent visit to Costco I picked up two wines by Orin Swift Cellars. The first I opened was the 2007 "The Prisoner" Napa Valley Red Wine. At first taste this wine was tightly wound; a juggernaut of flavor, tannin and alcohol. The alcohol hits you first - at 15.2% this wine is hefty. After decanting for over an hour, the alcohol was nicely balanced by layers of fruit and spice. After an hour more, the flavors kept unraveling - vanilla, clove, plum, black cherry ... this wine big and bold wine was simply amazing. At $30, this bottle is outside my typical price range for wine but definitely worth it for a splurge. Thank you random Cameron Hughes rep. for the great tip.