Ranked #1 of 19 2021 Shiraz from Frankland River
96/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep red with a good tint of purple and a vegetal overtone to the richly dark-fruited aromas. There is pepper and assorted spices and clear suggestions of whole-bunch fermentation. Fine, emery-like tannins complete the picture. Good balance and length: a shiraz of some elegance as well as stature, deserving the title of syrah. Long, long aftertaste.
Tasted: 03/04/2023
Drink: 2023 to 2041
95 Points James Halliday
Farvie represents the upper echelon of fruit and winemaking at Swinney. Succulent, medium-bodied red of suede texture, bright, red berry fruit characters, a thread of crushed granite minerality and soaking of liquid brown spice. Super-fragrant with all that clove, cinnamon and garam masala perfume lavishly dusted on raspberry and cranberry fruitiness. The palate flows beautifully and long, more of the red berries and of course the follow-through of brown spice. Tannins thread tension and grip through the wine, the finish all that minerality and a growing pucker. Refined and definitively 'syrah' over shiraz. A beautiful and individual expression. Drink to 2035.
Mike Bennie. August, 2023