which takes place on the skins
with a marked varietal personality
followed by layers of spice and herbs
The finish is dry and extremely long
dried fruit aromas and luscious
Swinney Vineyards, Farvie Frankland River Syrah, 2020 (Case) McLaren Vale which takes place on theThis both looks and smells dark purple. On the nose, whortleberry, aronia and purple grape at first; revealing nuances of clove, star anise, stargazer lily, musk, leather and iron as it opens in the glass. In the mouth, it is super refined: intense and concentrated in flavour, while having gorgeous soft succulence of texture. There is a sprinkling of powdery tannin discernible but oh so delicate. Undoubtedly a great wine, it would be intriguing to