Mullineux, Old Vines White Blend - 2021

Name: Mullineux, Old Vines White Blend
Brand: Mullineux Family Wines
SKU: 45881
Price: 34.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 45881 750mL

A white wine from seven different parcels in Swartland including some 38 year old Chenin Blanc planted on schist, a parcel of 57 year old Sémillon Gris and a 41 year old parcel of Clairette Blanche. Aged for just under a year in older French oak barrels. Great with a mushroom burger.

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

Country

South Africa

Region

Swartland

Producer

Mullineux Family Wines

Grape Variety

Chenin Blanc

Clairette

Sémillon

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Staff Pick Notes

I fell so completely head-over-heals for the Mullineux Family Syrah (item# 27223, which I highly recommend!) that I had to check out one of their white wines and I’m so glad I did. Their Old Vines White is a heady blend of 62% Chenin Blanc (from 40+ year old vines), 10% Clairette Blanche, 9% Viognier, 7% Grenache Blanc, 6% Semillon Gris (from 57-year-old vines, wow!), and 6% Verdelho that get fermented together in 500-litre barrels where they stay for eleven months of incredible harmonization. Pale straw in color, this wine has a nose of ripe, green citrus and succulent stone fruit aromas and hints of holiday spice. The palate is fresh and richly textured, with notes of ripe pears, almonds and peaches, and a long, subtly spiced finish. BYO bottle of this to your favorite Chinese place and pair with dry pepper style prawns and cumin beef.

- SG

About the Producer

Swartland, South Africa Mullineux is a small, highly focused family winery producing hand crafted wines from the granite, shale and schist based terroirs of the Swartland Region of South Africa. Andrea and Chris Mullineux are the proprietors. Chris was born in Cape Town, raised in Johannesburg. For 5 years he managed the vineyards and cellar of up a boutique organic winery in Tulbagh. Chris...

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