Granite Syrah 2019

Mullineux, fact sheet (mlfwines.com – linket fra mlfwines.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2019 Mullineux Granite Syrah – område: Swartland; 100% Syrah; alkohol 13.6%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Vineyards: The 2019 GRANITE Syrah is from a single parcel of sustainably farmed dry land bush vines, planted in the late 80’s in the deep decomposed Granitic soil of the Paardeberg. Having now worked with this site since 2008, these vines have truly shown their resilience during drought and tough weather conditions, and the wines from this soil continue to display freshness, perfume and length. These signature characteristics are thanks to the structure of the GRANITE soil and the vines’ ability to penetrate deep enough to reach its own water source. Harvest: The GRANITE Syrah harvesting was done on 11 February 2019 with yields of 4.2 tons/ha, which translated to 24HL/ha. Winemaking: The grapes were picked by hand during the cool early morning, after which the whole- bunches were put into open top 500L French oak barrels and foot-crushed. Indigenous fermentation began and punch-downs were only done by hand in order to ensure gentle extraction. A further four weeks of skin contact was given, to highlight and refine the natural tannin structure of the GRANITE soils, before being drained and pressed back to the same barrels for malolactic fermentation and maturation. Maturation: This wine was matured for 12 months in French oak 500L barrels, 50% new, followed by 10 months in 2000L Foudre. 9 months of aging in bottle was then given before release.