Swinney Farvie Grenache 2019

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Swinney
Label Name:
 
Farvie Grenache
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Frankland River, Great Southern, Western Australia
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14%
Grape(s):
 
Grenache, Mourvèdre (approx. 88% Grenache, 12% Mourvèdre)
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Highly rated by Australian critics — James Halliday ~98 pts; Ray Jordan ~98 pts; The Wine Front/Mike Bennie ~93+; multiple top reviews and

Tasting Note
Perfumed red cherries, rhubarb and violets with salted liquorice, strawberry-cream and plum-skin notes; ironstone-driven ferrous minerality, fine drying tannins and a long saline finish. Elegant, medium-bodied and intensely aromatic.

Food Pairing
Grilled lamb, roast beef, duck confit, charcuterie, roasted root vegetables; Asian pairings: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ, miso aubergine or mushroom hot pot; also pairs with grilled portobello or halloumi.

Production Method
Hand-harvested bush-vine fruit, ~20% whole clusters, wild fermentation, ~10 days on skins, basket-pressed to large seasoned French oak and matured ~11 months. Minimal sulphites; unfined/minimally filtered.

Vineyard Info
Family-owned Swinney estate at Farvie, Frankland River. Bush vines (planted 2004) on ironstone gravel; small-batch Farvie releases showcase site fruit, made with Robert Mann in a minimal-intervention style.