Straw Wine

Best served chilled at 9 to 11 °C with savoury-lead desserts or a combination of hard cheeses.

Each harvest our freshest two old vine Chenin Blanc vineyards which provide natural acidity have become integral in the creation of our Mullineux Straw Wine. These are from a 46-year-old Granite soil vineyard on the Paardeberg and a 42-year-old Schist soil vineyard on Kasteelberg, respectively. The grapes were harvested between the 6th and 10th February 2023 which yielded 4 tons/ha and 80L/ton = 5HL/ha after drying.

This wine was aged for 11 months in neutral 225L French oak barrels.

The Chenin Blanc was hand-harvested at a traditional ripeness level for a dry wine and then left to desiccate outdoors in the shade for 16 to 30 days. This process allows for the moisture to evaporate naturally from the berries, concentrating the sugars, acids and depth of flavour. Once the grapes were shriveled, half-way to becoming raisins they were crushed, wholebunch-pressed and racked to old 225L barrels. The long, slow natural yeast fermentation which lasted for eleven months ensured layer upon layer of complex texture and flavour. We let it stop naturally when the yeast couldn’t ferment any further and the wine was then racked, blended and bottled unfined and unfiltered.

“Wines that transport you to the Swartland.” – Andrea Mullineux Packed with layers of distinctive vibrancy, regional character, great allure and sophistication. Staying true to the Mullineux winemaking philosophy, these wines can be opened and enjoyed upon vintage release, or over two decades from the vintage.