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Mullineux Family, Straw Wine - 2021

Name: Mullineux Family, Straw Wine
Brand: Mullineux Family Wines
SKU: 39369
Price: 52.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 39369 375 mL

This decadent dessert wine has a deep golden straw in color in the glass, with enticing flavors of dried peaches, apricots and marmalade, and savory, nutty aromas of almonds, marzipan and honey. Made from Chenin Blanc grapes that are dried outside in the shade until they are half raisined, concentrating flavours, acidity and sugar into a super intense, but balanced treat. Fermentation is in old French barrels with indigenous yeasts and can last up to a year. The wine is bottled unfiltered and unfined.

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

Country

South Africa

Region

Swartland

Producer

Mullineux Family Wines

Grape Variety

Chenin Blanc

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Staff Pick Notes

Grab your passport; we’re going to South Africa! You deserve ALL the pleasures life has to offer, so here is a sweet delicacy made from Chenin Blanc. The bright, golden color will catch your eye as your nose fills with delicious aromas of candied ginger, citrus marmalade, and dried apricot framed by vanilla and cardamom. The intense mouthfeel is welcoming: smooth, glossy, and vibrant. The finish is clean and long. Without a doubt, this 2018 Mullineux Family “Straw Wine” is the best ending your meals can have! Yummy! :)

- RDC

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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South Africa

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