Mullineux

Mullineux is the Swartland winery of Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines.

Within a very short time the winery established itself as one of South Africa’s most celebrated wine brands, both locally and on the international front. By 2023 the winery had received over fifty 5-star ratings from Platter’s South African Wine Guide, as well as being awarded Platter’s Winery of the Year an unprecedented five times in 2023, 2020, 2019, 2016 and 2014.

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Mullineux Kloof Street

Mullineux Kloof Street Chenin Blanc

The Kloof Street range is all about freshness, balance and great drinkability. Grapes for the Kloof Street Chenin Blanc come from vineyard parcels on a variety of soils in different parts of the Swartland. The wine is part tank and part barrel fermented.

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Mullineux Kloof Street Swartland Rouge

Mullinuex's Kloof Street range is all about freshness, balance and great drinkability. The Swartland Rouge is a Mediterranean style red blend based on Syrah with Tinta Barocca, Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan. Each variety in the blend adds balance to the wine, filling your palate. Tinta Barocca brings tannin, Cinsault brings perfume, Carignan brings freshness, Grenache brings fruit character, and the Syrah ties it all together. The grapes are sourced from vineyards on the different soils in various parts of the Swartland.

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Mullineux Signature

Mullineux Old Vines White

The Swartland is blessed with an abundance of old vine Chenin Blanc and Mullineux uses this as the backbone of their white blend, adding several small parcels of white Mediterranean varieties - Clairette Blanche, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Semillon Gris, Viura and Verdelho - for complexity, balance and aromatic lift. The grapes come from 7 sustainably farmed vineyards that range between 11 and 60 years old parcels in different parts of the Swartland.

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Mullineux Syrah

The Syrah grapes come from seven sustainably farmed vineyard parcels in different parts of the Swartland, with vines aged between 22 and 30 years old. Mullinuex aims to give true and complete expression to the Shale & Schist and Granite terroirs in which the vines grow. Aged for 14 months in a selection of 225L and 500L French oak barrels and 2000L Foudre barrels.

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Mullineux Straw Wine 375ml

Produced from one parcel of 38 year old Kasteelberg Chenin Blanc and one parcel of 40+ year old, dry land bush vine Paardeberg Chenin Blanc. These parcels are harvested at normal ripeness levels that gives the best natural acidity at harvest. The grapes are then dried outside, in the shade until they are half raisined, concentrating the flavors, acidity and sugar to create a well balanced, super intense and remarkable wine.

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Mullineux Single Terror

Mullineux Granite Chenin Blanc

Mullineux was established in 2007, when Chris and Andrea Mullineux settled in the Swartland wine region, firmly believing that the old vineyards of the Swartland have the potential to produce truly great wines. The Chenin Blanc was harvested from a 43 year old parcel of sustainably and dry farmed bush vines planted in the Paardeberg. The very deep decomposed Granite soil produces a wine with great acidity and a flinty, stony aromatic profile. 11 months maturation in 3rd and 4th fill French oak barrels.

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Mullineux Schist Chenin Blanc

With nuances of Asian pear and fennel bulb, combined with fresh quince and ruby grapefruit, these are precisely the highlights that lead to a great texture and zesty finish, synonymous with Chenin Blanc grown on SCHIST soils.

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Mullineux Granite Syrah

Mullineux is a highly focused family winery based near the village of Riebeek Kasteel, in the Swartland region of South Africa. Producing a select range of hand crafted wines from the area.The Granite Syrah grapes are sourced from a single parcel of 24 year old dry land, bush vines grown in the decomposed granite of the Paardeberg. This parcel of Syrah gives the best expression of the Paardeberg’s terroir: freshness and perfume. The wine undergoes 12 months in French oak 500L barrels, followed by 9 months in 2nd fill foudre and a final 9 months of bottle aging before release.

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Mullineux Schist Syrah

Grapes for our Schist Syrah are sourced from a single parcel of 17 year old vines planted in the stony Shale and Schist soils of Roundstone Farm on the Kasteelberg. This parcel of Syrah gives the best density and structure typical of Kasteelberg’s terroir.

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Mullineux Iron Syrah

Grapes for the Mullineux Iron Syrah, are sourced from a single parcel of 19 year old, organically farmed, dry land bush vines on the rolling hills with iron-rich soils, located west of Malmesbury. This parcel of Syrah gives the best expression of the “koffieklip” terroir: broadness and midpalate. 12 months in French oak 500L barrels, followed by 9 months in 2nd fill foudre and a final 9 months of bottle aging before release.

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Mullineux Olerasay 3° Straw Wine

Olerasay 3 is from barrels which have been fractionally blended for the vintages 2008 through 2021, producing many layers of complexity, nuttiness and depth. Bright golden straw in colour, with a rich, viscous appearance. The nose and palate is a complex, enticing blend of dried peaches, apricots, honey and marmalade, with a savoury nuttiness. The intense mouth-feel is balanced by a clean, fresh and very long finish.

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