Kloof Street Swartland Rouge 2014

Mullineux, fact sheet (mlfwines.com – linket fra mlfwines.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2014 Mullineux Kloof Street Swartland Rouge – område: Swartland; 86% Syrah, 5% Grenache, 4% Carignan, 2% Mourvèdre, 2% Tinta Barroca, 1% Cinsault; alkohol 13.5%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Vineyards: Grapes for our 2014 Kloof Street red come from eight sustainably farmed vineyard parcels in different parts of the Swartland: One parcel of Mourvèdre grown on the rolling, iron-rich soils west of Malmesbury; two parcels of Syrah and one parcel of Cinsault planted in the stony Shale and Schist based soils of Kasteelberg; and one parcel of dry land, bushvine Syrah, one Carignan, one Grenache and a single parcel of gnarly old dry farmed Tinta Barocca bush vine, all grown in decomposed Granite of the Paardeberg. Vines are aged between 12 and 40 years. Harvest: Grapes were hand-harvested between the 2nd and 27th February 2014 with yields of 4 to 6 tons/ha = 24 to 33 HL/ha. Winemaking: 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 generally 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 and bottled after 11 months in barrel. Maturation: 11 months in 3rd and 4th fill French oak 225L barrels & 500L demi-muids.