Syrah

Delicate hand-harvesting of this Syrah took place during the early mornings on Roundstone farm and then crushed 90% whole-cluster to ensure a magnifying glass on its Swartland terroir. In order to encourage natural and gentle extraction during the indigenous fermentation cap management was applied, and after four weeks when the tannins defined what we expect from our Signature Mullineux Syrah, the wine was pressed to 500L barrels. Each parcel was racked just after Spring and later bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Our 2020 Mullineux Syrah was made up of six parcels from sustainably farmed vineyards. Three of the parcels were from the stony Schist-based soils of the Kasteelberg, two hail from dry-land bush vines grown in the decomposed Granite terroir of the Paardeberg, and one from the Iron-rich soils just west of Malmesbury.

This wine was aged for 11 months in French oak 500L barrels, which completed its beautiful tannin development and allowed for the dark perfume to flourish. The Syrah was then blended and aged for an additional eleven months before bottling.