Swinney Vineyards

Lifted aromatics of rhubarb, summer pudding and subtle Chinese five spice with a hint of musk sticks. The palate is tightly wound with expressive ripe fruits of maraschino cherry, blood plums and anise with a cool wet slate minerality running through the spine. Long, textural, juicy and fresh with incredible depth.

Striking pale straw with green hues, the wine is wonderfully aromatic with intense lemon sherbet, jasmine blossom and grapefruit pith. The palate is vibrant and full flavoured tasting of cut lime, lychee and lemon myrtle. With mouth-filling juiciness, the palate is neatly framed by pithy, chalky acidity and a tight, bright finish.

Deep garnet with purple hues, dark and inviting with fresh blueberry and satsuma plums, couverture, slight white pepper and coal dust. A plush and velvety structure supports the distinct blueberry fruit aromas. Lavish, polished tannins provide an excellent backbone to the lively and expressive fruit characters. The wine is medium to full-bodied with a rich texture balanced by a savoury, dry and mo…

Deep saturated garnet with purple hues, our 2018 Syrah is medium to full-bodied with pristine freshness. Fresh blackberry and pepper are complemented by cedar, bitumen and mocha. Inky blueberry fruit fills out the palate with Szechuan pepper, rosemary and tar complemented by fine dusty tannins and a hint of vanillin oak. Juicy, plush and satisfying with great depth and length.

This 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…