Swinney Mourvèdre 2023
- 94
- $46
- Drink by: 2024-2036
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The fruit here comes from dry-grown bush vines in the Swinney Wilson’s Pool vineyard. Hand-picked, destemmed, though 30% whole bunches are included, wild fermentation and maturation for eleven months in large format, older French oak. The colour here is a deep strawberry red. Notes of leather, black cherries, licorice, animal skins, soy, cloves and bay leaves are all present on a delightfully perfumed nose. Leaning a little to the savoury end of the spectrum, this is a full force style of Mourvedre with firm tannins and good concentration. The wine exhibits quite a sleek texture and impressive length, with the intensity maintained throughout. Enjoy now and for the next ten to twelve years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
