Swinney Farvie Grenache 2022 cristom On the palate this wine

On the palate this wine shows a lovely acid backbone and nice texture from its work on lees in barrel

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Swinney Farvie Grenache 2022 cristom On the palate this wineIn the late 1990s, Grenache was hardly known in Western Australia, let alone in Great Southern. But, inspired by the great wines of France and Spainand believing that Grenache could do well in a region already building a reputation for high quality SyrahMatt Swinney ignored the experts (who said Grenache would never ripen in the cool climate of Frankland River) and planted the regions first bush vine Grenache vineyard. He did so with mass selection