Has a high-end black pepper and perfume character with a little Chinese five spice on the nose. A beautiful medium weight palate which is effortlessly long and precise. Elegant fine-boned tannins sync with the black fruits. No new oak has been used and the aim is clearly to capture the essence of Frankland which it does. Of the Farvie’s so far, it is probably the most immediately approachable with its harmony and softness. There is a brilliance and vibrancy about it.

98 points, Wine Pilot (August 2023)

The 2021 Farvie Syrah is lighter and finer than the Mourvèdre, yet it is darker in the glass and more mouthfilling. I suppose, in some ways, the flavor profile here is more expected, yet the tannic structure of the thing is more refined and sleek than I have seen in previous vintages. There are notes of blackberry, star anise, iodine, blueberry, licorice and a slash of bone broth. It also has black pepper and aniseed, but not in the warm-climate framework that we are used to seeing/experiencing from regions like Barossa or McLaren Vale. It is odious to compare, I concede, but important from a contextual standpoint. This is Frankland, with its own signature. Syrah continues to be sourced from the two blocks—Powderbark and Wilsons Pool, both home to the WA clone—the Houghton massal selection. This saw no new oak (as per usual), and comes in at a very modest 13.5% alcohol. It is a profoundly elegant wine now, but it will only be better, more complex, more svelte and more complete as time wears on.

97+ points, Wine Advocate (April 2023)

Deep red with a good tint of purple and a vegetal overtone to the richly dark-fruited aromas. There is pepper and assorted spices and clear suggestions of whole-bunch fermentation. Fine, emery-like tannins complete the picture. Good balance and length: a shiraz of some elegance as well as stature, deserving the title of syrah. Long, long aftertaste.

96 points, The Real Review (April 2023)

Farvie represents the upper echelon of fruit and winemaking at Swinney. Succulent, medium-bodied red of suede texture, bright, red berry fruit characters, a thread of crushed granite minerality and soaking of liquid brown spice. Super-fragrant with all that clove, cinnamon and garam masala perfume lavishly dusted on raspberry and cranberry fruitiness. The palate flows beautifully and long, more of the red berries and of course the follow-through of brown spice. Tannins thread tension and grip through the wine, the finish all that minerality and a growing pucker. Refined and definitively 'syrah' over shiraz. A beautiful and individual expression.

95 points, Wine Companion (January 2023)