Swinney Mourvèdre Rosé 2023 (1500ml)

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Swinney Mourvèdre Rosé 2023 (1500ml)
Producer Swinney
Region, Country Frankland River, Australia
Bottle Size 1.5L
Case Size 3
Product Code 23970-1500

How do you follow a wine described by Erin Larkin as “one of Australia’s greatest rosés”; by Huon Hooke as “a super-serious rosé of character and intent”, and by Decanter as a rosé of “complexity and restraint”?

For sure, the pressure was on for Rob Mann to back up last year’s inaugural release. And deliver he has. From a year that Mann describes as stellar, this year’s release holds all the poise, complexity and detail of the 2022—and then some. The season’s cool, fresh, vibrant signature is writ large, bringing balance to a tick-up in weight, texture and savoury nuance. There’s a lot of wine in the glass—it’s potent, punchy and lightly spiced—yet also a great deal of finesse and structure, and like the great Rosé wines of France, it will shine all the brighter with food (and even a little bottle age).

This year's blend is Mourvèdre (86%), Grenache (10%) and, as per last year, a refreshing splash of Vermentino (4%). The lion’s share is drawn from dry-grown bush vines on the Powderbark vineyard’s ironstone gravel hilltop. With a focus on freshness, the fruit from these vines was picked with the potential alcohol sitting between 12.5 and 13 degrees—when the fruit is on the cusp of full maturity. The Mourvèdre was then pressed using a traditional, ultra-light Champagne cycle alongside a small percentage of bush-vine Grenache and a splash of Vermentino to bring subtle complexity and reinforce the freshness. The wine then rested on its lees for three months in neutral French oak.

“On the notes - fresh fruit characters of strawberry and rose water combine with subtle complexity, including beeswax, Szechuan pepper and oyster shell. Textural and full-flavoured on the palate, yet finely balanced with a mix of rhubarb and pomegranate combined with fresh curd. The finish is soft with refreshing pithy acidity and a bone-dry, briny finish.” Rob Mann, Winemaker

Swinney Mourvèdre Rosé 2023 (1500ml)

Reviews

“Perhaps it was inevitable that a stunning rosé would emanate from the celestial Mourvèdre vines at the Swinney vineyards in Frankland River. Well, this is it – and it is nothing short of breathtaking. I have never tasted a finer Australian rosé, and it is all the more gripping that it is not made from Grenache!”
Matthew Jukes, The Buyer
"I love this wine, and this vintage is no exception. The 2023 Mourvèdre Rosé is floral and spicy, lightly pink in the glass, voluminous in the mouth in its way and fresh. A textural rosé (thank goodness) with pomegranate, black tea, jasmine, red apples, chalk and brine, with a nice little ferruginous flick through the finish. Super. 13.2% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
94 points, Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

“Perhaps it was inevitable that a stunning rosé would emanate from the celestial Mourvèdre vines at the Swinney vineyards in Frankland River. Well, this is it – and it is nothing short of breathtaking. I have never tasted a finer Australian rosé, and it is all the more gripping that it is not made from Grenache!”
Matthew Jukes, The Buyer
"I love this wine, and this vintage is no exception. The 2023 Mourvèdre Rosé is floral and spicy, lightly pink in the glass, voluminous in the mouth in its way and fresh. A textural rosé (thank goodness) with pomegranate, black tea, jasmine, red apples, chalk and brine, with a nice little ferruginous flick through the finish. Super. 13.2% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
94 points, Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

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