Mullineux Granite Syrah ‘Jakkalsfontein’ 2022

Kleur:  donkerrood
Geur: specerijen, bloemig, rijp rood en zwart fruit, fynbos, witte peper, zwarte olijf
Smaak: donker, vol en krachtig, rijp fruit (zwarte kersen en bessen), tannines maken de wijn goed droog, complex, nog erg jong
Houdbaar: vrijwel op dronk, houdbaar tot 2035
Lekker bij: gebraden rundvlees (ribeye, entrecote, Côte de Boeuf), lamsbout met rozemarijn en knoflook, linzenstoof met Provençaalse kruiden, belegen en oude Hollandse kaas

Tasting Notes:
The ripening season of this vineyard saw fair weather conditions, resulting in the naturally balanced fruit purity, chalky tannins and enhanced aromatics present in this wine. The shaded canopy of this deep-rooted GRANITE Syrah contributed to hints of white Lily and light spice on the nose, red berry compote on the palate and a stony minerality on the finish. The wine will age at least 25 years and decanting is recommended when this wine is opened young.. – Andrea Mullineux

WineMag 96/100
Complex aromatics of red and black berries, a hint of orange, olive, fynbos and white pepper. Medium bodied with fresh acidity and powdery tannins. Poised and intricate, the finish pleasingly austere. Alc: 13.5%.

Tim Atkin SA Special Report, 96/100
Granite uses grapes from two parcels on what is now Adi Badenhorst’s Jakkalsfontein farm and is always a structured, dense, compact wine that handles its 100% whole bunches and 50% new wood lightly. Serious, dark and brooding, it has perfumed damson, wild herb and blackberry flavours and a savoury, sinewy finish. 2025-35

97/100 Greg Sherwood MW 
Made with fruit from a warmer vintage, Chris Mullineux says it was a ripe year but certainly nothing unusual for the Swartland – certainly more normal than the 2021 vintage conditions. On these deeper granitic soils, the vines grow larger, and the canopies are bigger and wider, shading the fruit, resulting in a more perfumed offering. The aromatics are certainly wonderfully fragrant and lifted with exotic notes of violets, lavender, and potpourri spice with a lovely melange of red and black berry fruits, pink musk, red peppercorns, and subtle orange rind hints. The palate is sleek and super elegant, pithy even, with plenty of dry extract, a chalky tannin grip and a harmoniously intense finish. Plenty of richness and creamy elegance but perhaps a little less taut, severe, and mineral than this vineyard normally presents in youth. Another very pretty expression.

Vinous 91/100
‘it’s powerfull and a little austere, give it a few years in bottle’

Winemaking:
The grapes benefitted from the protection of a cool early morning picking and were put into 500L French oak open top fermenters whole-bunched. Once crushed by foot, the indigenous fermentation process started, and very gentle extraction was achieved by doing punch-downs by hand. To accentuate the refined tannin structure of its GRANITE terroir origin, the wine was given skin contact for 28 days before being gravitationally drained and then pressed back into the same vessels for malolactic fermentation and further maturation.

Maturation:
This wine was matured for 12 months in French oak 500L barrels of which 50% was new, followed by 10 months in 2000L foudre. Once bottled, the wine was aged for another eight months before it was released.