Iron Syrah 2019

Mullineux, fact sheet (mlfwines.com – linket fra mlfwines.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2019 Mullineux Iron Syrah – område: Swartland; 100% Syrah; alkohol 13.5%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Vineyards: The IRON Syrah vineyard, on the rolling hills outside of Malmesbury, has always been very important in creating a Syrah with incredible midpalate, deep fragrance and round tannins, due to the ancient, rich, gravelly Koffieklip soils they are grown on. The dry land bush vines on this exposed site are the earliest ripening of all of our Syrahs and gives us insight to the quality of the vintage ahead. Harvest: The grapes were harvested on 27 January 2019 and yielded 3.8 tons/ha, which translated to 19HL/ha. Winemaking: With views of the surrounding Swartland mountains, these grapes were hand- harvested while the morning was still cool. To put a magnifying glass on the terroir, the 100% whole-cluster IRON Syrah was foot-crushed into open top 500L barrels where hand punch-downs took place to encourage natural and gentle extraction during the indigenous fermentations. After four weeks of maceration, the wines were pressed to the same barrels that they fermented in, for twelve months maturation, followed by an additional 10 months in 2000L Foudre. The naturally soft and stony tannins and intense fragrance were highlighted during this time. Maturation: This wine was aged for 12 months in French oak 500L barrels, 50% new, followed by another 10 months in 2000L Foudre. 9 Months of aging in bottle was then given before release.