Winery Mullineux - Syrah

Winery MullineuxSyrah

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Syrah of Winery Mullineux is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Syrah from the Winery Mullineux

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Syrah of Winery Mullineux in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

pepper, white pepper

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, yeast

Wine with vegetal taste

straw

On the nose the Syrah of Winery Mullineux in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of iron, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or peach.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mullineux's Syrah.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

Last vintages of this wine

Syrah - 2017
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Syrah - 2016
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Syrah - 2015
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Syrah - 2014
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Syrah - 2013
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Syrah - 2012
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Syrah - 2011
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Syrah from Winery Mullineux are 2009, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Mullineux

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Mullineux is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 1500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 1500 of of Swartland wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

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: Solera

A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.

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