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Mullineux Iron Kasteelsig Syrah 2024
R1,495.00
Grown on the IRON soils of the rolling hills surrounding Malmesbury, this organic vineyard is well established on the clay and gravel rich red Koffieklip soils that are good at holding water. The soil bed becomes generous during primary growth in the spring, but then around veraison time the clay in the soils stops releasing moisture and the vine compensates during this quick ripening phase by making the smallest grapes we have.
Whole bunches were put into open top 500L French oak barrels and foot stomped to release some juice. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts is followed by four weeks of skin contact, after which the wine was drained and pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation and maturation. We pigeaged once a day before, during and after fermentation. In Spring the wine was racked and after a total of 22 months in barrel was bottled unfiltered and unfined.
12 months in French oak 500L barrels, 50% new, followed by 10 months in 2000L foudre. 8 months of aging in bottle was then given before release.
ANALYSIS: Alc 13.5% | RS 1.8 g/l | TA 5.5 g/l | pH 3.68
6 in stock
Description
Mullineux was established in 2007, when Chris and Andrea Mullineux settled in the Swartland wine region, 60 kilometers north of Cape Town. Within a very short time period the winery established itself as one of South Africa’s most celebrated wine brands, both locally and on the international front. By 2023 the winery had received fifty 5-star ratings from Platter’s South African Wine Guide, as well as being awarded Platter’s Winery of the Year an unprecedented five times in 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2023.
In addition, Andrea was named Wine Enthusiast’s 2016 International Winemaker of the Year and in 2016 Chris & Andrea were Tim Atkin’s South African Winemakers of the Year.
Three main soil types have evolved in the Swartland from the parent materials that dominate the area, these are shale/schist-, granite- and iron-based soils; each with very different characteristics and therefore creating unique growing conditions.
The single terroir wines are expressions of a sense of place in the purest form possible. It’s not easy to pick a favourite, and that’s not the intention. It really is about showcasing how, with the exact same winemaking in the cellar, different vineyards express themselves individually, based on external influences in the soil and climate. To honour each producer, the name of the farm is proudly displayed on each label.
Additional Information
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