Swinney Mourvedre Rosé 2022

“Very pale but youthful purple-pink colour; the bouquet opens with a reductive note which quickly dissipates revealing pastry, nutty and dried-flower aromas while the palate is bone-dry and has superb texture, with softness and flow, the faintest tannin grip and terrific length. Creamy lees touches and a hint of pastry. This is a super-serious rosé of character and intent.”

"This is the Rose that Australia has been waiting for. If I have ever seen a better Rose from this country, just what that might be escapes me for now. This really is a bit special...A very pale orange bronze in colour, this is delicate on the nose, even if there is a suggestion of coiled power lurking beneath. Fresh and elegant, we have fragrances of exotic spices and raspberries, even a touch of pink grapefruit. A fine line of acidity and a surprisingly creamy texture, just exquisite, seamless and supple. The length is truly amazing, especially for what seems like such a fragile wine. Precision, energy, freshness, focus and poise. Surely, this has six to eight years ahead of it, though how anyone will have the self-restraint not to drink it immediately, is beyond me. A world class wine, not just a brilliant Rose. "

"A pale salmon colour suggests a delicate wine, but winemaker Rob Mann has built a rosé of surprising complexity and restraint. The bone-dry palate and mild fruitiness draws your attention to the mid-palate texture, defined by a meaty chew typical of Mourvedre. There's a gentle pull of fine-grained tannins and pucker of a proud acid spine enhanced by a splash of Vermentino. The addition of some Grenache adds a hint of raspberry to the gentle blueberry and white pepper tones, while that firm structure ensures the flavours hold a long, sinewy line."