SWINNEY Frankland River Grenache 2017
Grenache
Great Southern
The Swinney family in Frankland River aren’t your average grape growers. These guys are specialist grape growers and provide super premium fruit to top end wine producers. Integrating modern technology (drones, 3D modelling, remote sensors) with traditional viticulture to achieve maximum quality for some very lucky winemakers! They also produce their own range of small batch wines from their very best parcels of fruit – less than 1% goes into the Swinney label.
The fruit was hand-picked from the bush vine Grenache vineyard in Frankland River, sorted by hand and crushed into small open fermenters. 25% whole bunch, wild yeast ferment, 2 weeks on skins before pressing out to large format French oak where it rested for 10 months before bottling.
Such a pretty perfume! Red berry and dried rose petals, dried herbs, twigs, cinnamon and clove spice. The palate is long, textural and complex with firm dense tannins, cranberry acidity and a long dry savoury finish. Good drinking now but will unfurl beautifully with more time.
Tasted: July 19
RRP: $42
Style: Varietal red wine
ABV: 12.5%
Drink it: 2019-2023
Food Buddy: Hoisin-Glazed Salmon with Broccoli and Sesame Rice
Photo credit - Frances Andrijich
