Swinney Mourvèdre Rosé 2022

This is the Rosé that Australia has been waiting for. If I have ever seen a better Rosé from this country, just what that might be escapes me for now. This really is a bit special. The final blend is actually 88% bush vine Mourvèdre, 8% Grenache and 4% Vermentino, with the Mourvèdre coming from the ironstone gravel hilltop of their Powderbark vineyard. All components were whole bunch pressed as one, directly into seasoned French oak barriques for a natural fermentation before bottling after three months on lees. A very pale orange bronze in colour, this is delicate on the nose, even if there is a suggestion of coiled power lurking beneath. Fresh and elegant, we have fragrances of exotic spices and raspberries, even a touch of pink grapefruit. A fine line of acidity and a surprisingly creamy texture, just exquisite, seamless and supple. The length is truly amazing, especially for what seems like such a fragile wine. Precision, energy, freshness, focus and poise. Surely, this has six to eight years ahead of it, though how anyone will have the self-restraint not to drink it immediately, is beyond me. A world class wine, not just a brilliant Rosé.