2024 Swinney Syrah
Ray Jordan, www.rayjordanwine.com.au, September 2025
“The colour is striking—deep red and almost opaque in parts. This wine comes from the Wilson's Pool and Powderbark Vineyards from vertically trellised syrah vines. The combination of Massale selection syrah and the more recently added clones 470 and 171 has introduced new characters and complexity to what was already an impressive wine. Whole bunches and wild fermentation bring texture and structure, complemented by spice that sits comfortably with the plush, darker fruit. The oak–fruit balance is superb, with fine-grained large-format French oak (just 8% new) and time on yeast lees completing the wine in a polished way.” 95 points
Wine Specs
Vintage
2024
Varietal
Syrah
Appellation
Frankland River
Harvest Date
25th February & 11th March
Acid
5.61
pH
3.51
Bottling Date
February 2025
Residual Sugar
0.0 g/L
Alcohol %
13.9
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
The fruit was from dry-grown, vertically-trellised Syrah with small
parcels of fruit hand picked from specific sites on our Swinney
Wilson’s Pool & Powderbark vineyards.
The incorporation of mature Massale Selection Syrah blocks and
newer 470 and 171 clonal material, with their different growth habits
and bunch structures, along with the use of shadecloth on the
afternoon sun side of the vines, helped build layers and structural
complexity in the finished wine.
Production Notes
The fruit was hand picked, berry sorted, and emptied to small oak and
stainless steel fermenters via gravity. We incorporated 28% whole bunches
and wild fermentation to build structure and texture and provide the
framework on which to express the opulence and spice of Syrah.
The wine spent 12 days on skins prior to being pressed directly to finegrained,
large-format, French oak (8% new), 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% Syrah