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    67
  • Producer ranking ?

    2
  • Decanting time

    30min
  • When to drink

    Now-2026
  • Food Pairing

    Chicken pita, grilled veal & crispy pork

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The Story

Varietals: 65% Chenin Blanc, 13% Grenache Blanc, 10% Viognier, 10% Clairette Blanche, 2% Semillon Gris

 

Wine of Origin: Swartland

Source of Grapes: From seven sustainably farmed vineyard parcels in different parts of the Swartland: one parcel of 39 year-old Chenin and a parcel of 9 year old Grenache Blanc on the stony Schist based soils of the Kasteelberg; two parcels of 40-65 year-old dry land bush vine Chenin, one parcel of 42 year old Clairette Blanche and a 58 year old heritage Semillon Gris vineyard grown on the decomposed Granite of the Paardeberg; and a parcel of 19 year-old Viognier on the iron-rich soils of the rolling hills west of Malmesbury.

Winemaking: As each parcel is harvested the grapes are chilled in our cold room. The grapes are then pressed wholebunch and the juice is allowed to settle overnight. Minimal SO2 is added and, as with all our wines, no other additions are made. The juice is then racked to barrel for fermentation. Fermentation is with indigenous yeasts and lasts up to 8 weeks. The wine is left without additional sulphur on its lees until spring. During this time the wine finished malolactic fermentation. The barrels are racked and blended just before the following vintage and bottled unfiltered.

Maturation: 10 months in 3rd and 4th fill French oak 500L barrels and one new 2000L Foudre

Tasting Note: This wine has a nose of citrus and stone fruit with some spice and floral elements. The palate is fairly full, layered and richly textured, balanced by a vibrant acidity, with savoury notes. The finish is fresh and pithy. Best served at 10 to 12°C, this wine will show optimally when decanted in the first 3 years after bottling.

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Wine Information

Production: 26,580 bottles / 2,215 cases plus 120 magnums

Alcohol: 13.5%

Residual Sugar: 2.7 g/l

Total Acidity: 5.5 g/l

pH: 3.42

Bottling Date: 14th December 2017

Date(s) Harvested: Grapes were harvested between the 26th January and 13th February 2017.

Yields: Between 4 to 6 tons/ha = 24 to 33 HL/ha.

 

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I’m thrilled to see a wine like this widely available in the UK. The Mullineuxs are just about the coolest winemakers in what is the increasingly hip world of South Africa, and they get their grapes from old, forgotten patches of vines in trendy Swartland. Frankly, they’ll throw in whatever grapes they like the look of – there are 5 varieties here, led by old vine Chenin, and including the rare but exciting pink Semillon Gris. The result is an uplifting, fascinating mishmash of pastry and cream and leaf and syrup and peel.

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Origin

Franschhoek, Swartland

Grapes

65% Chenin Blanc
10% Viognier
13% Grenache Blanc
10% Clairette Blanche
2% Semillon Gris

Drinking temperature

10-12C
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