Mullineux Syrah 2019

Located near Cape Town, South Africa, the Swartland has a rich viticultural history with many old-vine vineyards, rich geological diversity and featuring bush-vines that are untrellised. The fruit for the Mullineux Syrah is sourced from 7 different vineyard sites across the Swartland, featuring the schist soils of the Kasteelberg, the decomposed Granite of the Paardeberg, and the iron-rich soils west of Malmesbury. To keep the fruit cool picking occurs early in the morning and is brought into the winery where only 10% of the bunches are destemmed. After fermentation the wine is matured in 500L french oak barrels for 11 months, followed by 9 months in tank to allow the tannins to settle and amalgamate.