2023 Swinney Mencia
Our third release of this variety - a grape variety often referred to as ‘the Pinot Noir of Spain’ thanks to its delicacy and sensitivity to terroir - the 2023 Swinney Mencia is described by Winemaker, Rob Mann, as "the perfect combination of saturated fruits of blueberries and raspberries and a clearly defined spine of spicy tannin that drives the flavours forward and provides a refreshing exclamation on the finish. A medium-bodied wine, with real personality."
Our 2023 Swinney Mencia is made in very limited quantities and is available now, exclusively from the winery, until sold out.
(Max. 12 bottle purchase)
Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Mencia
Appellation
Frankland River
Harvest Date
4th April
Acid
5.78
pH
3.49
Bottling Date
January 2024
Residual Sugar
0.1 g/L
Alcohol %
13.2
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Medium intense magenta with purple hues.
Now this is cool, maraschino cherry, summer pudding and a slight negroni refreshing twang.
Saturated fruits of blueberries and raspberries with a clearly defined spicy tannin spine that drives the flavours forward and provides a refreshing exclamation on the finish. Only medium-bodied but a wine with real personality.
Vineyard Notes
Mencia from dry grown, vertically trellised vines from our Swinney Powderbark vineyard. Mencia is new to Western Australia and originates in the Galician regions of north western Spain. The use of shadecloth on the afternoon sun side of the vines, rigorous shoot positioning and careful bunch selection further refine the unique expression so critical to the personality of this fruit.
Production Notes
The fruit was hand-picked, and gravity fed to an upright French oak demi-muid. We incorporated 100% whole bunches followed by wild fermentation to build structure and texture while promoting the bright and spicy aromatics. The wine spent 10 days on skins prior to being pressed directly to large format, six-year-old French oak, followed by aging for 9 months prior to bottling.
The wine was made with minimum effective Sulphites, is unfined and minimally filtered.
Other Notes
100% Mencia