Mullineux Family "Kloof Street" Red Blend - 2021

Name: Mullineux Family "Kloof Street" Red Blend
Brand: Mullineux Family Wines
SKU: 27222
Price: 21.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 27222 750 mL

A savory, deliciously fresh red blend of Rhône varieties dominated by Syrah with some Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Grenache, and Carignan thrown in. The full palate opens with mingled red and black cherries, balanced by powerful acidity. Flavors and aromas mirror each other and evolve into notes of scrubland herbs and musk. Funky-yet-accessible, this is excellent with grilled lamb, roast pork, and charred broccoli rabe. Mullineux is a family of quality-conscious growers. The wine was vinified by individual parcel; grapes were sourced from a range of soils and terroirs, including Mourvèdre from iron-rich slopes, Syrah and Cinsault grown on shale and schist, and bush-trained Carignan and Grenache from decomposed granite soils.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

South Africa

Region

Swartland

Producer

Mullineux Family Wines

Grape Variety

Tinta Barroca

Carignan

Cinsault

Mourvèdre

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Swartland is the name of the region where this wine is produced. In the past, different agricultural produce was planted here and grapes were not the most important. Now it's very different. Wine producers discovered the potential of this very varied soil, the sunny warm hills, the warm days, the cool nights. They realized that this was a perfect environment for grape growing and winemaking. The Mullineux family has a very "natural" approach to their wine making: production is organic and biodynamic. Rhône varieties such as Syrah and Grenache are planted here. This wine is easy to drink but, at the same time, it shows the great qualities of those grapes. Maybe this wine is fruitier than its counterparts in France, but you can still taste herbal and spicy notes on the palate!

- AFR

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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