Mullineux

Syrah 'GRANITE'

Syrah 'GRANITE'

Syrah GRANITE
  • 100% Syrah
  • Sourced from Jakkalsfontein, a single vineyard planted in the decomposed Granitic soils of the Paardeberg
  • Hand harvested on a cool early morning picking and transferred into 500L French oak open-top fermenters, whole-bunched
  • Once crushed by foot, the indigenous fermentation process started and very gentle extraction was achieved by doing punch-downs by hand
  • 3 week skin contact before being gravitationally drained and then pressed back into the same vessels for malolactic fermentation and further maturation
  • Aged for 12 months in French oak 500L barrels of which 50% was new, followed by 10 months in 2000L Foudre
  • Once bottled, the wine was aged for another 8 months before release

Info

Producer:
Mullineux
Vintage:
2022
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Swartland
Appellation:
Swartland
Variety:
Syrah
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable

Sizes Available

Full Bottle ZA-MUL-21-22 6/750ml

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Press & Reviews

James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2024-11-25
"Rose hips, wild raspberries, rocks and pink peppercorns on the nose with some cardamom and licorice. Medium-bodied, this has stacks of very fine, powdery tannins and vibrant acidity. Structured, mineral and very fresh. From a vineyard planted in 1988. 100% crushed whole-cluster fermentation. Try after 2025."

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2021
Decanter
Score
97
Date
2024-12-25
"The most elegant of the Mullineux soil trio, the Granite vines always produce the grapes with the biggest berries and highest acidity, according to owner and winemaker Andrea Mullineux. This translates into a very serious but subtle wine, with layers of red fruit, dried flowers, crushed pink peppercorn and exotic spices. A bloody, sanguine edge underpins the long, fine finish."
2021
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2023-10-23
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
94+
Date
2023-12-29
2021
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2023-11-02
2020
Platter's
Score
96
Date
2023-01-01
2020
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
96
Date
2023-01-01
2020
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2022-12-11
2020
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2022-09-29
2019
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
97
Date
2020-01-01
2019
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2021-11-30
2019
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2023-02-15
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2022-06-09
2018
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2017
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2020-05-31
2017
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2019-11-01
2017
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2019-10-31
2016
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2018-08-30
2016
Wine and Spirits
Score
93
Date
2019-02-01
2015
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
95
Date
2015
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2018-06-21
2015
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2018-06-15