Syrah 2019

Mullineux, fact sheet (mlfwines.com – linket fra mlfwines.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2019 Mullineux Syrah – område: Swartland; 100% Syrah; alkohol 13.7%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Vineyards: Our 2019 Syrah was made up of seven sustainably farmed vineyard parcels. Two parcels were from dry-land bush vines grown in the decomposed Granite terroir of the Paardeberg, two hail from the Iron-rich soils just west of Malmesbury and three parcels were from the stony Schist-based soils of the Kasteelberg. Harvest: The Syrah harvest took place between the 2nd February and 21st February 2019 with a yield of 2 to 5 tons/ha, which translated to a median of 26HL/ha. Winemaking: 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. Maturation: This wine was aged for 11 months in French oak 500L barrels and a further nine months in tank.