Straw Wine 2009

Mullineux, fact sheet (mlfwines.com – linket fra mlfwines.com, hentet 2026-10-18): 2009 Mullineux Straw Wine – område: Swartland; 100% Chenin Blanc. Producentens noter (engelsk): Vineyards: apricots and marmalade, with savory, nutty Grapes for our 2009 Straw Wine come from a aromas of almonds, marzipan and honey. The single parcel of 29 year-old Chenin blanc super intense, dizzying mouth feel is balanced planted in the stony Shale and Schist based soils by a clean, fresh and very long finish of dried of Riebeek Kasteel Mountain. This is the parcel apricots. Best served chilled at 9 to 11 °C. of Chenin that gives us the best acidity at harvest. We lease the parcel on a long term basis, and have close and direct involvement in its complete viticultural management. Harvest: 7th February 2009 Winemaking: Grapes are harvested at normal ripeness level of 23° Brix. They are left to dry outdoors in the shade for roughly 3 weeks. This process allows moisture to evaporate from the berries, concentrating sugars, acids and flavor. When the grapes have shriveled half way to becoming raisins and the sugar has increased to about 54° Brix, they are brought to the cellar where they are crushed and pressed (for 36 hours) whole bunch, and racked directly to old 225L barrels. A small amount of sulphur (30ppm) is added to inhibit bacteria, and as with all our wines, fermentation is allowed to proceed naturally, without any other additions. Fermentation takes roughly 6 months, and ends naturally. To build complexity, the barrels are not topped, and the wine is bottled unfiltered and unfined. Maturation: 12 months in used (5th fill) 225L French oak barrels