2023 Swinney Grenache
Ray Jordan, www.rayjordanwine.com.au, August 2024
“The pretty much perfect season in Frankland River has resulted in some of the best grenache yet released from this region. This is certainly a case in point. Yes, it’s soft and supple with plush red fruits and florals, but there is a more serious structure and purpose through the middle palate. Radiates brightness from its deep crimson red hues and bursts from the palate with unbridled enthusiasm. A ripper.” 96 points
Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Grenache
Appellation
Frankland River
Harvest Date
5th & 12th April 2023
Acid
5.8
pH
3.4
Bottling Date
February 2024
Residual Sugar
0.3 g/l
Alcohol %
13.8
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Deep garnet with purple hues
Rose hip, perfume, pot puri, dark spice, squid ink, red licorice
Very youthful, primary juicy acidity, pomegranate, pithy with great clarity, length and savoury, chalky tannin finish.
Vineyard Notes
Fruit was hand picked from dry-grown, established bush vines on our Swinney Wilson’s Pool vineyard. Fruit thinning and selective hand harvesting over several passes ensured we achieved as close to perfect fruit as possible.
Production Notes
The fruit was hand picked, destemmed, berry sorted and emptied to small wooden and stainless steel fermenters via gravity.
We incorporated 20% whole bunches and wild fermentation to build structure and texture and provide the framework on which to express the distinctive aromatics and flavours of Grenache.
The wine spent two weeks on skins prior to being pressed directly to fine-grained, large-format, seasoned French oak, and was aged on lees for 11 months prior to bottling.
The wine was made with minimum effective Sulphites, is unfined and minimally filtered.
Other Notes
100% Grenache