98 Points - Decanter
The second iteration of this wine (tasted pre-release), which is quickly rising to icon status in Swinney’s portfolio. Tiny production from bushvines, the fruit is harvested in three passes wild fermented in whole bunches and matured in old oak. Currently tightly wound and holding its cards close to its chest, its starry journey ahead is clear. Vibrant, densely knit dark black plum aromas with a jewel-like clarity, along with violets, star anise, eucalypt, heady ferrous notes and crushed earth. Tannins might be tight and bunched up in their youth, but they are chalky and fine in structure, and the long line of delicate acidity helps deliver waves of flavour long after the last sip. Complex, vivacious and nuanced; a new Mourvèdre benchmark has been set
98 Points - Ray Jordan
This is the second vintage of the Farvie Mourvedre and takes the excellent ’21 up a notch... The palate is a superb interpretation of the variety in these Frankland soils... Energy and vibrancy set this apart. A worthy addition to the Farvie triumvirate.
96 Points - Wine Advocate
The 2022 Farvie Mourvèdre has 66% whole bunches in the ferment, and this presents as a subtle blood orange character on the nose, with a very fine ductile splay of pliable tannin in the mouth. Grainy, ferrous, chalky and a little chewy, this is a glossier, more provocative wine than the 2021 tasted beside it, but it's no less or more for it; it's a different interaction, based on the warm and dry season that 2022 presented. "It was a good year for growing grapes," says owner Matt Swinney, "from both a winemaker's point of view and a viticultural point of view." The wine remains fine boned and layered, lingering and intriguing
