£30 +

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

Owner Matt Swinney and winemaker Rob Mann's ambition here is to produce a Bandol-inspired Mourvedre that displays the variety's splendid qualities This has fabulous, deep richness lent grace by a lovely, lilting spice and floral lift The palate has substance and texture, with layers of silky tannins, and yet a cleansing sense of lightness, delicacy and pin-point precision A wine of entrancing contrast, complexity and fidelity to its vineyard origins, the oak influence subtly fills out the corners without dominating its personality You can enjoy this immediately (decanting recommended), or it will age gracefully for many years

Lovely richness and intensity of classic Pinot Noir aroma and flavour, with beautiful round juiciness Succulent, soft and silk-textured, it displays both the Cote de Beaune's red fruit character, and the personality of the vintage Enjoy immediately and over the next 2-3 three years