- 100% Syrah
- Grown on the Schisty slopes of Kasteelberg or ‘Castle Mountain’ on the Mullineux’s farm, Roundstone
- These rocky soils limit vine size and so the clusters and individual grapes in turn remain smaller with high skin-to-juice ratio, offering denser, more brooding tannins
- Hand-harvested in February during a cool morning
- 100% whole bunches were immediately foot-crushed into 500L barrels
- Fermented with indigenous yeast and only hand plunging was performed for completely gentle extraction – just enough to keep the cap wet
- After 4 weeks, it was racked and pressed back to the same open top barrels to complete tannin development and allowed its dark perfume to flourish
- Aged for 12 months in 50% new and 50% 4th fill 500L French oak and then another 10 months in 2000L Foudre before being bottled unfiltered
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Swartland
Appellation:
Swartland
Variety:
Syrah
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | ZA-MUL-22-21 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2024-12-25
"The most compact and tannic of the Mullineux trio, with the smallest berries of them all, Schist is a powerful Syrah. There's depth and a savoury minerality to this wine, with notes of ash and graphite pencil shavings, framed by white pepper and lavender. It is a powerhouse of tannin, but they are fine and well built. A profound Syrah, sizzling with tension."
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2023-10-23
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2023-11-02
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2023-12-29