Farvie Syrah 2022, Swinney

The Swinney label wines represent the top 2% of the family’s vineyard production, and Farvie is the utmost pinnacle – with only a few hundred cases made each year. This is an awe-inspiring wine with cool-climate Syrah aromas and the ethereally sumptuous texture of Le Musigny. The fruit of a very special vineyard site, painstaking viticulture ensures that the bunches are protected from direct exposure to the sun’s rays, helping to ensure a wine of vibrancy and finesse. Scents of wild blueberry, damson, clove, star anise, freesia,and white pepper greet the nose, while in the mouth, it is super-refined, intense and concentrated in flavour; with gorgeoust succulence of texture. There is a sprinkling of powdery tannin – discernible but utterly delicate. This harnonious wine is exceptional to drink already, and it should age effortlessly for 15 years or longer.