[SOLD-OUT] Swinney Mourvedre 2021

 

"2021 is the first vintage in which Swinney has bottled a varietal Mourvèdre, and personally, I couldn't be happier. Mourvèdre has the potential to be an elegant, seductive variety—in the right hands, of course. So, here we have the 2021 Mourvèdre. The nose leads with a tart cherry character. It was made with 22% whole bunches in the ferment. It's a style call, but this has to be one of the most gorgeous varietal Mourvèdres in the country. Drinkability is high—the wine has minerality, focus, poise, precision and clarity. It has Mourvèdre tannins without being pushy or intrusive. Curiously, there's pink grapefruit on the nose (both fresh and attractive), and there is a broodiness and clarity. This has fine tannin and is so lovely. I've been waiting for them to do a straight Mourvèdre for years. And here it is." - Wine Advocate

 

"Very deep bright purple-red hue; the bouquet spicy, rusty iron, as well as chocolate-coated cherries, medium-full bodied and firm with a good solid backbone of tannin, and an earthy peppery, graphite kind of mineral note, savoury and concentrated, powerful and penetrating through a long palate. Superb, and it has potential to improve further with time." - Real Review

 

"The nose is all exotic spices, florals, cherries, raspberries, black olives and warm handfuls of freshly turned earth. One can almost envisage Lang Hancock back in the day when he first grabbed a handful of that red soil. There is an appealing plushness to all this. A wine of mid-length, with fine acidity, there is real grip here. Leave it for three or four years to allow it to fully come together and reveal its glories at their best. Then drink it over the next six to ten years." - Wine Pilot

 

 

  Organic   Vegan-friendly   Sustainably-made  

Country:

Australia

Region:

WA-(Other)

Variety:

Wine Red - Other

Size:

750mL