Mullineux - Syrah, Swartland - 2019 (750ml)

Wine Composition 

100% Syrah

Winemakers Comments 

One of the best vintages of Mullineux Syrah to date. Since the great drought in the Western Cape which started in 2014, the vines had beautifully adapted, resulting in wines with superb complexity and an incredibly balanced intensity. This Swartland Syrah has a classic perfume of wild-growing white Watsonia Lilies, fresh mulberries and black olive pips. The structured palate follows through with intricate layers of kumquats, dark plums, sour cherry and star anise and finishes with powerful and velvety tannins. Best served at 16 to 18 °C and whilst the wine will benefit greatly from ageing, it could also be enjoyed young if preferred, with decanting then recommended.

Awards

Tim Atkin | 93 points

Technical Analysis 

Alcohol Percentage 

13.7%

Total Acidity 

5.1 g/l

Residual Sugar 

1.4 g/l

pH

3.73

Cellar Techniques

The cool early mornings during the 2019 harvest on Roundstone, made for an unrushed picking by hand, after which 90% whole-clusters were gently crushed to ensure a magnifying glass on its Swartland terroir. Cap management took place to encourage natural and gentle extraction during the indigenous fermentation and after four weeks, when the tannins defined what we expect from our Signature Mullineux Syrah, the wine was pressed to 500L barrels for eleven months, followed by an additional 9 months in tank. This completed the tannin development and allowed the dark perfume to flourish. Each parcel was racked in Spring to blend the wine and later bottled unfined and unfiltered. 

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.