Swinney - Farvie Mourvèdre 2023 [97+ Punkte Parker]

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Swinney - Farvie Mourvèdre 2023:

Eigentümer Matt Swinney und Winemaker Rob Mann haben sich zum Ziel gesetzt, einen von Bandol inspirierten Mourvèdre zu erzeugen, der die großartigen Qualitäten der Sorte zur Geltung bringt. Dieser Wein hat eine fabelhafte, tiefe Fülle, die von einer schönen, beschwingten Würze und floralen Anmutung begleitet wird. Am Gaumen ist er substanzreich und strukturiert, mit seidigen Tanninschichten, aber auch mit einer reinigenden Leichtigkeit, Feinheit und Präzision. Ein Wein von verblüffendem Kontrast, Komplexität und Treue zu seinen Ursprüngen im Weinberg. Der Einfluss der Eiche füllt die Ecken subtil aus, ohne seine Persönlichkeit zu dominieren. Sie können diesen Wein sofort genießen (Dekantieren empfohlen), aber er wird für viele Jahre anmutig reifen und altern.

97+ Punkte - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:

2023 Swinney • Farvie Mourvedre

Issue date 13th March 2025, The Wine Advocate

Reviewed by: Erin Larkin

Rating: 97+
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2025 - 2043

97+ Points - Erin Larkin (RobertParker.com):

"I am so glad that the Farvie range now—since the inaugural vintage in 2021—includes a Mourvèdre. The vineyard is a special place in Frankland River, the bush vines bearing against the seasons atop a rolling slope, set among a wider vineyard area. This tiny pocket accounts for just 2% of the Swinney vineyard holdings, tiny when you consider that. The 2023 Farvie Mourvèdre is less sweetly fruited than the Grenache tasted alongside, with a core of earthy, pure fruit, wrapped by a sheath of grippy, finely milled tannins. This is Mourvèdre every day of the week, yet it has grace and elegance rarely seen in the variety in Australia. It's a significant wine in many respects, not the least will be its long aging potential and its distinct personality. It's very good indeed and very different in each set of vintage conditions. Aside from the tannins, which I absolutely love in every way, the perfume is the most captivating bit about this wine—wet garden roses, petrichor, summer berries, red gravel and dry incense spice—and the perfume permeates the finish. I like it more and more the longer it sits in the glass. 13.9% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." - Wine Advocate

19.5/20 Matthew Jukes, The Fifty Fines Wines of 2024, www.matthewjukes.com, January 2025:
“This time, the recipe involves 66% whole bunches, and the alcohol level is 13.8%. The fruit comes from the same source as the Grenache. Farvie Mourvèdre is more expansive, and it is immediately convivial. This variety’s softer impact and more open-armed expression lull you into a false sense of security before the trademark Farvie minerality attacks without warning or mercy. The moisture is sucked from the palate and is replaced with stoniness and skin characters that tease and striate. These palate manoeuvres cause rivulets of juiciness to collect, which refresh the senses with clean, free-running, open and gentle red and purple fruit flavours. It is stunning. There are discreet moments of fleshiness and controlled eroticism that work wonders from a pheromonal level. Fig notes and fresh-peeled bark abound, and it glistens with carnality. The fact that the well of profound fruit notes senesces to a single point of awesome and arresting dryness is entirely compelling. ” 19.5/20

99 Punkte - Ray Jordan, Business News:

‘Oh yes, I love this wine. It has a beautiful perfume and brightness evident on the nose and the palate. This is bush vine mourvedre. The structure and palate poise are exceptional.’

99 points, Ray Jordan, Business News

98 Punkte - Nick Ryan, The Weekend Australian:

‘Unapologetically firm through the finish. A brooding beauty, a masterclass in allowing mourvèdre to tread the tightrope between the sacred and the profane.’

98 points, Nick Ryan, The Weekend Australian

• HERSTELLER: Swinney Wines
• LAND: Australien
• REGION: Great Southern / Frankland River
• JAHRGANG: 2023
• WEINTYP: Rotwein
• REBSORTE: 100% Mourvèdre
• AUSBAU: 10 Monate französische Eiche
• ALKOHOLGEHALT: 14,0 %
• VERSCHLUSSTYP: Stelvin
• GROESSE: 0,75 Liter
• INVERKEHRBRINGER: WineDreams, D-46147 Oberhausen