Provenance

Private Client - the wines have been stored at the Mullineux Vault

Critics Ratings

‘An illuminating demonstration of the effect of terroir in this range of wines. 2012 from single Perdeberg vineyard on granite-based soils is very tightly focused & flinty, least expressive of the quartet of Syrahs. Intense fruit & oak tannins, slow evolving, but like siblings below, built for a decade. Infanticide now, but richly rewarding in the future.’ – Platter’s SA Wine Guide, 4.5*

‘About 100 cases of each of these soil-type bottlings. Very deep soils and never water stressed, also greener and quite a luscious nose. But on the palate it is sinewy and only lightly treacly. Quite racy and refined.’ – Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 17.5/20 (Jan 2015)

‘The 2012 Mullineux Granite Syrah is 100% whole-bunch fermented and raised in 50% new oak. It has a sublime, mineral bouquet with fine tension with blackberry, dark plum, wet stone and touches of candied orange peel. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, crisp acidity, fine grip with quite a pointed, assertive boysenberry and peaty finish. This is a very fine Syrah, although this year it is outclassed by the Schist.’ – Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 92/100 (Oct 2014)