Mullineux Old Vines White 2020
South Africa, Swartland
Chenin Blanc, Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Semillon, Verdelho
Description
This wine has a nose of ripe, green citrus fruit and Christmas spices. The palate is fairly full and richly textured with notes of ripe pears, almonds and peaches. The finish is fresh and clove-like. Best served at 10 to 12 °C, this wine will show optimally when decanted in the first 3 years after bottling.
Awards
- This wine has not yet received a recognition
Tasting Notes
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
dry
Vinification
As each parcel was harvested, the grapes were chilled in our cold room. The grapes were then pressed whole-bunch and the juice was allowed to settle overnight. Minimal SO2 was added and, as with all our wines, no other additions were made. The juice was then racked to barrel indigenous yeasts fermentation and lasted approximately 8 weeks. The wine was left without additional sulphur on its lees until spring. During this time the wine finished malolactic fermentation. The barrels were racked and blended just before the 2021 vintage and bottled unfiltered.
Vineyard: Old Vines
Our focus for the 2020 Old Vines White was on 8 sustainably farmed parcels that are up to 66 years old. The Schist soils of Kasteelberg are home to structured Chenin Blanc, Verdelho, Clarette Blanche and Grenache Blanc. To balance this, freshness and fragrance inherent in wines from Granite soils, are found in our Semillon Gris, Viognier and Chenin Blanc, grown on the Paardeberg. Finally, an Iron soil vineyard which creates Chenin Blanc with elegant intensity, was used to complete this Swartland white blend.
Soil Type
Schist, Granite, Iron, Quartz
Viticulture
Sustainably farmed
Maturation
This wine was aged for 10 months in 3rd to 5th fill French oak 500L barrels and one new 2000L Foudre.
