Wine Composition
90% Syrah, 4% Carignan, 1% Mourvedre, 2% Cinsault, 2% Grenache, 1% Tinta Barocca
Winemakers Comments
The fragrant nose has undertones of red fruit, roses and hints of spice. Each variety in the blend adds balance to the wine, filling your palate. Cinsault brings perfume, Carignan brings freshness, Grenache and Tinta Barocca bring tannin, Mourvèdre brings meatiness, and the Syrah ties it all together. Enjoy now and over the next 2-3 years.
Awards
Tim Atkin | 91 points
John Platter | 4 stars
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14%
Total Acidity
5.5 g/l
Residual Sugar
2.9 g/l
pH
3.51
Cellar Techniques
Grapes are chilled in our cold room, where after they are destemmed to tank and around 25% whole bunches are added. Minimal SO2 is added and, as with all our wines, no other additions are made. The must is initially pigeaged once a day. After about 4 days, fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts, and the wine is pigeaged once or twice a day. Temperatures are not allowed to exceed 28°C. Total maceration is between 4 to 6 weeks. The wine is then drained and pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation. The different parcels are racked in Spring to blend the wine, which is then returned to barrel. Matured for 11 months in 3rd and 4th fill French oak 225L barrels & 500L demi-muids.
Winemaker
Name: Andrea Mullineux
Winery
Mullineux Family Wines was established in 2007, and was owned and managed by Chris and Andrea Mullineux, with business partners, Keith Prothero and Peter Dart. Within a very short time period the winery established itself as one of South Africa’s most celebrated wine brands, both locally and on the international front. By 2014 they had received twelve 5 star ratings from Platter’s South African Wine Guide, as well as being awarded Red Wine of the Year in 2013 with their 2010 Syrah and Winery of the Year in 2014.
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