Mullineux Iron Syrah 2024 1.5L Magnum

Grown on the IRON soils of the rolling hills surrounding Malmesbury, this organic vineyard is well established on the clay and gravel rich red Koffieklip soils that are good at holding water. The soil bed becomes generous during primary growth in the spring, but then around veraison time the clay in the soils stops releasing moisture and the vine compensates during this quick ripening phase by making the smallest grapes we have. Whole bunches were put into open top 500L French oak barrels and foot stomped to release some juice. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts is followed by four weeks of skin contact, after which the wine was drained and pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation and maturation. The wine was pigeaged once a day before, during and after fermentation. In Spring the wine was racked and after a total of 22 months in barrel was bottled unfiltered and unfined. 12 months in French oak 500L barrels, 50% new, followed by 10 months in 2000L foudre. 8 months of aging in bottle was then given before release. ANALYSIS: Alc 13.5% | RS 1.8 g/l | TA 5.5 g/l | pH 3.68