Mullineux Straw Wine 2018
- Mullineux
- White wine - sweet
- South Africa - Swartland
- Chenin Blanc
- John Platter: 5 stars
- Tim Atkins: 97 points
€29.90*
No longer available
Product information "Mullineux Straw Wine 2018"
Bright golden yellow in colour in the glass, the Mullineux Straw Wine flows into the glass in a lush and almost viscous manner and bewitches the nose with complex aromas of peach, lemon and grapefruit with a touch of ginger. These delicious aromas also run seamlessly through to the rich palate and pamper the senses in combination with an incredibly intense mouthfeel. In the finish this highly endowed drop presents itself clear and fresh with a seemingly endless finish.
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The grapes for this very special wine were hand-picked at normal ripeness and then stored outside in the shade for 2-4 weeks to dry. This method allows the humidity of the berries to evaporate naturally, leaving behind raisin-like berries with a high concentration of sugar, concentrated acidity and incredibly intense flavour nuances. Before the berries completely dried out into raisins, the grapes were crushed and pressed all over the bunch and then put into 225-litre barrels to which only a small amount of sulphur was added. The whole fermentation process lasted for about 6 months and stopped naturally as soon as the yeast in the wine could no longer continue to ferment. The barrels were treated differently during this process. Some of the barrels were rolled to the side, which allowed the wine to oxidize slowly and acquire a nice complexity. Other barrels, on the other hand, were only turned over every few months and remained completely unsulphurised, while the rest of the barrels were sulphurised and turned over regularly in order to obtain intense fruit and clear purity in the wine. After a maturation period of 12 months, the barrels were skimmed off, blended and filled into the bottle, unrefined and unfiltered.
| Alcohol % Vol: | 9 |
|---|---|
| acidity [g/l]: | 9.8 |
| age restriction: | from 16 years |
| body / style: | medium bodied |
| bottle closure: | cork |
| bottle size [liter]: | 0,375 |
| country of origin: | South Africa |
| distributor: | Wein am Limit, Geschwister-Scholl-Str.94, 20251 Hamburg |
| grape varietals: | Chenin Blanc |
| main grape varietal: | Chenin Blanc |
| optimal drinking window (under ideal storage conditions): | 2030 |
| pH value: | 3.33 |
| ratings: | John Platter 5 Sterne, Tim Atkin 97/100 |
| residual sugar: | 303 |
| single varietal / blend: | mono varietal |
| type of bottling: | half bottle |
| vinification and maturation: | wooden barrel |
| vintage: | 2018 |
| wine colour: | white |
| winemaker: | Andrea Mullineux |
| wine region: | Swartland |
| wine style: | sweet |
| wine type: | White wine |
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