Winery MullineuxStraw Wine
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chenin Blanc.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
The Straw Wine of the Winery Mullineux is in the top 70 of wines of South Africa and in the top 70 of wines of Swartland.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Straw Wine of Winery Mullineux in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, quince or peach.
Food and wine pairings with Straw Wine
Pairings that work perfectly with Straw Wine
Original food and wine pairings with Straw Wine
The Straw Wine of Winery Mullineux matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of baeckeoffe with fish, saka-saka or tarte tatin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mullineux's Straw Wine.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Straw Wine from Winery Mullineux are 2014, 2008, 2012, 2017 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Mullineux
The Winery Mullineux is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Swartland
The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.
The wine region of Western Cape
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
The word of the wine: Vinification of sweet wines
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
