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Grenache Farvie, Swinney Vineyards 2018

RegionAustralia
Subregion Australia
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyGrenache

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Tasting Notes

Deep red colour with a tinge of purple, and good depth. The bouquet is superbly aromatic, with an array of spice nuances, fruit-driven and beguiling. The palate has great intensity and drive, elegance and charm, with a deep core of sweetly ripe berry flavours and substantial tannins drying the finish and aftertaste. The tannins are abundant and ripe, the finish very long-lasting. A modern grenache style that exhibits an elegance and lightness of touch seldom seen in grenache in Australia. A stunning wine.

97
Huon Hooke, The Real Review, August 2019

More intense and luscious than the regular Swinney Grenache. The fruit, the whole fruit and almost nothing but the fruit. A really gorgeous wine that’s not like any other Grenache or Garnacha I have come across – presumably a terroir expression.

18
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, October 2019

Grand Cru level grenache, with a fiery, spicy bouquet of dark cherries, redcurrants, blueberries and kernel notes lifted by a floral perfume and backed by suggestions of minerals, mint and paprika. It’s opulent but elegant, explosively intense but ultra-precise, with a deep presence of red and blue fruits artfully knit with cedary oak and a fine, gravelly extract that becomes more bony, assertive and savoury towards the finish. Very stable and long-term.

97
Jeremy Oliver, jeremyoliver.com, December 2019

Grand Cru level grenache, with a fiery, spicy bouquet of dark cherries, redcurrants, blueberries and kernel notes lifted by a floral perfume and backed by suggestions of minerals, mint and paprika. It’s opulent but elegant, explosively intense but ultra-precise, with a deep presence of red and blue fruits artfully knit with cedary oak and a fine, gravelly extract that becomes more bony, assertive and savoury towards the finish. Very stable and long-term.

97
Jeremy Oliver, jeremyoliver.com, August 2019

Just tasted one of the most remarkable new portfolio releases of the year. The 2018 reds and 2019 Riesling are all sensational, and the 2018 Farvie (Grenache), set for release in 2020, is one of the most remarkable and exquisite wines made from this great grape that I have ever tasted. Winemaker Rob Mann’s return to WA has collided with Matt Swinney’s amazing viticulture and the results are breathtaking.

Matthew Jukes, Matthew Jukes' Blog, September 2019
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