Farvie Frankland River Grenache
Swinney
Press Review
" This year saw the launch of the 2020 Swinney Farvie Syrah (£99.50) and 2020 Swinney Farvie Grenache (£99.50), and they are both near-perfect wines, scoring identical 19.5/20 in my notes. "
Press Review
" There's a black pepper character on the nose; the fruit has black cherries and is saturated and dense. There is profound cohesion and intensity, gravelly ferrous tannin and a burly, gnarly character in the mouth. Upon opening, this is a wine kept in tannic restraints. "
Winemaking
Farvie Grenache is made exclusively from bush vine fruit that has achieved the 'sweet spot' of consistent, uniform ripeness at the Swinney family's finest Frankland River vineyard sites: on hilltop locations with ironstone gravel soils. Optimum ripening occurs at specific places within the canopy of individual vines, and the selection process involves a laborious three-pass harvest by hand. Once picked, 15% of the Grenache was whole-bunch co-fermented with 6% Mourvèdre - included for its fragrance and deep, gamey complexity. Fermentation was spontaneous, with wild yeasts, and after 10 days on skins, the wine was basket-pressed directly into large, seasoned French oak barrels for 11 months ageing before bottling with minimal sulphites and filtering; and no fining.
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Product Specification
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ColourRed
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CountryAustralia
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StyleDry
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ClosureScrew cap
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SKUH8716120
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Alcohol %14%
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GrapeGrenache
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Unit Volume75cl
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AwardDecanter World Wine Awards 2022 Bronze
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VeganYes
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VegetarianYes