2024 Swinney Mourvedre Rosé Frankland River Western Australia

Name: 2024 Swinney Mourvedre Rosé Frankland River Western Australia
SKU: 1847291
Rating: 94 (4 reviews)

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James Halliday

Reviewed January 2025

Produced from estate-grown, bush vine mourvèdre. A fine, sleek rosé with tension and elegant tannin profile, innate freshness, a tart report of pleasing, sour cherry, cranberry tang and some fine rosehip tea characters. Succulent and refreshing, lighter weight but with good tension and structure. A serious pink wine on hand.

Professional Reviews

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 06/2025

The 2024 Mourvèdre Rosé is lean and spicy in this hot year, and the wine is blessed with detail and spice that elevates beyond the usual standard of rosé we see in the Australian market. It has phenolic structure and shape, depth of flavor and good length to boot, and this vintage somewhat reminds me of rosé Champagne/sparkling wine, with enormous flavor complexity beyond its structural confines. This is very good indeed. 13.2% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. (EL)

Staff Reviews

Rachael Ryan

K&L Buyer

Review Date: 09/2025

Our former Australian buyer, Thomas, fell in love with the previous vintage of the Swinney Rosé and ranked it with his top rosés of the world, Domaine Tempier included. After reading his glowing review of the 2023 Rosé, I must admit I was more than a bit intrigued. Two rosés, both based upon Mourvedre, but from completely opposite continents and hemispheres? Now that the 2024 vintage has arrived, I’m happy to report that it is indeed a singular and expressive wine of place – and perhaps the best rosé in Australia. Made from dry-farmed, bush vine Mourvedre, co-fermented with small amounts of Vermentino and Cinsault, all from the Swinney Estate, this wine has an incredible aromatic profile. Far from being a simple summer quaffer, the 2024 Swinney Rosé is a seriously complex style of bone-dry rosé loaded with fresh strawberry and watermelon rind notes, as well as more savory wild thyme and oregano. Pale salmon color in the glass, the wine also has a slight phenolic grip on the palate – likely the result of the fermentation and maturation in old oak barrels – that make it the perfect rosé to have with a meal. This is simply a rosé that transcends most others, both in complexity and energy. With a vibrant, lingering finish, this is an ideal wine to pair with chilled shellfish, soft cheeses or even duck confit, as well as good company and conversation.

Aaron Hughes

Review Date: 07/2025

Really soft and pretty nose, with a little bit of red raspberry, some very light strawberry, and a little bit of some white flowers. There's a little bit of something savory, some light dried herbs and a little bit of lemon zest. The palate is really nice and incredibly dry with a little bit of a pithy bitterness that's going to make this absolutely sing with foods. The fruit is light and ethereal, more raspberry and strawberry along with just a little spritz of lemon over the top, and a little bit more of those dried herbs from the nose. This is something I want to sit down and have a bottle or two while outside and having some sort of barbecue adjacent meal, maybe some chicken and grilled vegetables.

Notes

Located in the remote Frankland River region of Western Australia, about three hours east of Margaret River, the Swinney Vineyard produces some of the most sought-after wine grapes in the appellation. The property was settled in 1922 by George Swinney, originally for grazing; however, in 1998, vines were planted by Swinney’s descendants and in the years since the fruit has been contracted to several of Australia’s most prestigious wineries, including Penfolds. In 2018, fourth-generation siblings Janelle and Matt Swinney began producing wine under their eponymous label with the assistance of winemaker Rob Munn, most recently of Newton Vineyard in Napa. In less than 10 years, the Swinney wines have garnered many impressive scores from the leading critics and a cult following in Australia – quite an impressive feat for a new winery! Though the bulk of the Swinney Vineyard is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, the Swinney range is based around Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre, as well as small plantings of other grapes like Riesling and Mencia. The “Farvie” wines are their top bottlings, while the”Estate” wines offer tremendous value while retaining the same high level of quality.

Details

Origin	Western Australia, Australia
Type/Varietal	Mourvedre
SKU	1847291