Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines | Olerasay Straw Wine (Half Bottle) – NV

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Dessert Wine: Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines | Olerasay Straw Wine (Half Bottle) – NV

Bright golden straw in color, with a rich, viscous appearance. The nose and palate is a complex, enticing blend of dried peaches, apricots, honey and marmalade, with a savory nuttiness.

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Producer: Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines

Ratings: WA | 97 JS | 97

Vintage: NV

Size: 375ml

ABV: 8.5%

Varietal: Chenin Blanc

Country/Region: South Africa, Swartland

Bright golden straw in color, with a rich, viscous appearance. The nose and palate is a complex, enticing blend of dried peaches, apricots, honey and marmalade, with a savory nuttiness.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Intense yet very harmonious, this vibrant wine is gold in color and somewhat light, but keeps coming back to you in waves. Shows beautiful balance, coating the palate with rich flavors of peach preserves, candied orange, mint and honeycomb, underscored by singed lemon peel and subtle sea salt notes that offer even more allure, followed by an endless finish. The second release of this solera-aged straw wine.

• James Suckling: A deep copper hue leads into apricot, peach marmalade, honeycomb and sweet thyme. Full-bodied and so decant and rich. The palate is deep and nutty. So complex and so delicious. Seamless with a thick, oily texture. Goes on for minutes. Superb. This will only get better, as long as you can resist opening the bottle. A solera blend of 14 vintages.

Producer Information

Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines is a notable South African wine producer located in Swartland, known for producing terroir-expressive wines from the region’s granite, schist, and iron-based soils. Founders and winemakers Chris and Andrea Mullineux have taken a natural approach to winemaking since the winery’s establishment in 2007 and the pair work with growers who approach farming with sustainable and natural methods. The estate’s company name was changed from Mullineux Family Wines in 2013 with new investment from Analjit Singh, adding ‘Leeu’ (meaning lion in Afrikaans) the Sanskrit derivation of Singh. Mullineux’s vineyards are planted to Syrah, Chenin Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, and Viognier. Syrah is the main focus of the estate and Mullineux bottles multiple expressions of the variety from Swartland’s different soil types. Mullineux wines are vinified with a minimalist approach. Aside from a small amount of sulfur, nothing is added to or removed from Mullineux’s wines. Grapes are fermented with indigenous yeasts and macerated around four to six weeks before being pressed directly to barrel. All Mullineux’s wines go through malolactic fermentation and mature in French oak barrels. When ready, they are bottled unfined and unfiltered. Mullineux & Leeu Family Wine’s portfolio includes the Single Terroir Range, the Mullineux Range, and Kloof Streetan accessible, early drinking label with a Chenin Blanc and Rhone-style red blend. Mullineux excels at its single vineyard expressions of Syrah and Chenin Blanc, but also produces a sweet straw-wine made from dried, barrel-fermented Chenin Blanc.