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Swinney Farvie Syrah 2021

Swinney

Swinney Farvie Syrah 2021

$160.00

Vintage
2021
Region
Frankland River
Alcohol
14
Volume
750ml

Swinney Farvie Syrah 2021

Multiple critics have heralded the Farvie Syrah as the best of the best in Western Australia. Yet the quality of this label tells us Swinney’s ambitions aim further afield than the Indian Ocean to the west and the Nullarbor Plain to the east. They believe they have the site and the practice to rival the world’s most unique and authentic expressions of Syrah. A lofty goal indeed, but one Swinney is well on the way to achieving. Perhaps they already have. From a dream year for Frankland Syrah, it’s a wine with all the purity, depth and perfume we have come to expect from a Farvie Syrah, and then perhaps a little more; here, there is a fineness, intricacy and detail, not quite so apparent in the warmer and dryer years. It’s a wine that belongs on the finest wine lists and cellars nationwide.

“The 2021 Farvie Syrah is lighter and finer than the Mourvèdre, yet it is darker in the glass and more mouthfilling. I suppose, in some ways, the flavour profile here is more expected, yet the tannic structure of the thing is more refined and sleek than I have seen in previous vintages. There are notes of blackberry, star anise, iodine, blueberry, licorice and a slash of bone broth. It also has black pepper and aniseed, but not in the warm-climate framework that we are used to seeing/experiencing from regions like Barossa or McLaren Vale. It is odious to compare, I concede, but important from a contextual standpoint. This is Frankland, with its own signature. It is a profoundly elegant wine now, but it will only be better, more complex, more svelte and more complete as time wears on.” 97+ points
97 points, Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

“Deep red with a good tint of purple and a vegetal overtone to the richly dark-fruited aromas. There is pepper and assorted spices and clear suggestions of whole-bunch fermentation. Fine, emery-like tannins complete the picture. Good balance and length: a shiraz of some elegance as well as stature, deserving the title of Syrah. Long, long aftertaste.” 95 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review

"Refined, smooth, timeless and cultured, this is a stellar interpretation of this noble grape, and it perfectly conveys its character with magnificent control and uncommon immediacy." 19 points, Matthew Jukes, matthewjukes.com

“Farvie represents the upper echelon of fruit and winemaking at Swinney. Succulent, medium-bodied red of suede texture, bright, red berry fruit characters, a thread of crushed granite minerality and soaking of liquid brown spice. Super-fragrant with all that clove, cinnamon and garam masala perfume lavishly dusted on raspberry and cranberry fruitiness. The palate flows beautifully and long, more of the red berries and of course the follow-through of brown spice. Tannins thread tension and grip through the wine, the finish all that minerality and a growing pucker. Refined and definitively 'syrah' over shiraz. A beautiful and individual expression.” 95 points, Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion 2024

 

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