{"product_id":"mullineux-syrah-2013","title":"Mullineux Syrah 2013","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eMullineux Swartland Syrah is 100 percent Syrah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eWinemaking:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tHand picked grapes are cooled in our cold room, where after they are crushed and destemmed to tank, and between 20 to 50% whole bunches are added. 25ppm SO2 is added, and as with all our wines, no other additions are made. The must is initially pigeaged once a day. After about 4 days, fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts, and the wine is pigeaged once or twice a day, depending on extract and tannin development. Temperatures are not allowed to exceed 30 degrees centigrade. Fermentation lasts from 7 to 10 days, and after fermentation, two to four weeks (also depending on tannin development) skin contact is given. The wine is then drained and pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation and maturation. The different parcels are racked in Spring to blend the wine, which is then returned to barrel and bottled unfiltered and unfined after 11 months in barrel. Please decant (or give time!) when drunk young.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eMaturation:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t11 months, French oak 225L \u0026amp; 500L barrels, and 2000L Foudre. 15% new wood in total.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eTasting Note:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tBlack pepper, crushed ripe berry, and tobacco aromas linger on the nose. This juice is every bit of full-bodied on the palate. Well integrated tannin gives the wine a silky texture. Flavors of blackberry, herb, and spice layer throughout and into the long silky finish. This is a big wine that can take on another 10+ years of age and will need some serious decanting if consumed early. 30 minutes of decanting will allow the wine to open beautifully.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eReview:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\"Mullineux's 2013 Syrah includes about 80% whole bunch fruit as it was a cool year from seven different vineyards (five schist, one granite and one on ferrous soils). It has a blackberry and cranberry leaf-scented bouquet, and a pleasant herbal note with rose petals coming through. The palate is medium-bodied with a cool exterior and it is full of tension, and quite linear with blackberry, a touch of mint and cedar with a structured, almost Cornas-like finish. I think the whole-bunch works really well here, although it will benefit from 3-5 years in bottle. Readers should note that in 2013 this bottling includes the Granite Syrah that the Mullineux's felt would benefit the overall blend. - Neal Martin\"\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cstrong\u003e- The Wine Advocate (erobertparker.com, November 2015), 94 pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\"Revealing an explosively perfumed nose of violets and dark red berries, the wine is fresh and flavorful with a chewy texture and firm structure.A blend of fruit from seven different Swartland vineyards of granite, schist, and iron soils. Mostly (about 90% in 2013) whole bunch fermented.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- iwinereview.com (January 2016), 93 pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mullineux Family Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948849983535,"sku":"SA0EE242043SYM","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/mullineuxsyrah_af46aa59-24b0-4408-bd04-8e2844ba930a.jpg?v=1771484721","url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/mullineux-syrah-2013","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}