Kloof Street Swartland Rouge 2020

Mullineux, fact sheet (mlfwines.com – linket fra mlfwines.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2020 Mullineux Kloof Street Swartland Rouge – område: Swartland; 69% Syrah, 15% Tinta Barroca, 11% Grenache, 4% Cinsault, 1% Carignan; alkohol 13.5%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Vineyards: The grapes for our 2020 Kloof Street red come from seven sustainably farmed vineyard parcels in different parts of the Swartland, aged 6-47 years: Two parcels of Syrah and one parcel of Cinsault and Grenache each from the stony Shale and Schist based soils of Roundstone farm at the foot of Kasteelberg; and the Tinta Barocca, Carignan, and another parcel of Syrah, all from the decomposed Granite of the Paardeberg. Harvest: These parcels were hand-harvested between the 3rd and 27th February 2020 with a yield of 5 tons/ha, which translated to 30 HL/ha. Winemaking: Before the destemming to tank with 60% whole bunches, the grapes were chilled in our cold room on arrival, to allow for optimal hand-sorting without damaging the fruit. The must was initially pigeaged once a day and after indigenous yeast fermentation began, the wine was pigeaged twice a day. Temperatures were not allowed to exceed 28°C and the total maceration lasted just under 4 weeks. The wine was then drained and pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation. The different parcels were racked in Spring to blend the wine, which was then returned to barrel. Maturation: This wine was matured for 11 months in 3rd and 4th fill French oak 225L barrels & 500L demi-muids, as well as large upright wooden vats.