Swinney Farvie Grenache 2020

Fourth Generation Swinneys, siblings Matt and Janelle, grew up working alongside their parents and grandparents on the family farm at Franklands, gaining a deep respect for family, farming and the region. Growing and making is a way of life for the Swinney family, so it’s no surprise that even when they ventured further afield to other parts of the world for their respective careers, this special place was always going to draw them back. Today, Matt and Janelle have assembled a uniquely skilled team and are focussed on producing wines that reflect their home and which, ultimately, redefine what is possible from the Frankland River region. Swinney Farvie Grenache 2020 release is drawn from a single pick off Swinney’s untrellised bush vines planted in 2004 in the deep, gravelly ironstone-over-clay subsoils on the Estate’s upper northeast-facing hillside crest. Each of Swinney’s Grenache vines is picked over multiple passes, with only the very best bunches from each vine—those sitting in the dappled light of the vine’s architecture—being set aside for Farvie. Medium deep crimson. Beautiful pure dark plum, dark cherry, raspberry aromas with underlying white pepper cola notes. Medium bodied and crispy fresh with inky deep plummy, raspberry pastille, chinotto flavours, attractive mid-palate volume and plentiful fine chalky/ graphite tannins. Finishes ferruginous. Aromatic, minerally and expressive. Drink now – keep for a while. – Andrew Caillard, The Vintage Journal, 96 points The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – Grenache Country – Australia Region – Frankland River, Western Australia Vintage – 2020 Bottle Size – 750ml ABV – 14%