Swinney Farvie Mourvedre 2024 canary-island Bottling is done according to

Bottling is done according to the lunar calendar

The tannins penetrate all corners but don't dominate nor distract from the freshness of the fruit

This 2016 is probably the most delicately coloured example of this wine we have seen — partridge eye I think we used to call it

from vines planted in 1955

the site sits on a slope of slate/schist soils (with plenty of iron in the mix) at 400 metres above sea level

Swinney Farvie Mourvedre 2024 canary-island Bottling is done according toThe Swinney family has been farming their 3,000 hectare "Franklands" property since 1922, but it was the transition to viticulture in the late 1990s that established them as one of the most significant fruit sources in Western Australia. Under the guidance of fourth generation siblings Matt and Janelle Swinney and acclaimed winemaker Rob Mann, the estate has shifted from being a prestigious grower for others to a benchmark producer in its own right.