Mullineux 'Iron' Syrah, Swartland, South Africa 2019 Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau a great many pre-phylloxera centurions

a great many pre-phylloxera centurions

We bottled this wine that was fermented in 50% neutral French oak and 50% tank until it was just about dry

ageing in tank

quite mercurial in the glass as it opens with aeration

and lemon leading to a mineral mid palate and soft undertones of crushed rock

Mullineux 'Iron' Syrah, Swartland, South Africa 2019 Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau a great many pre-phylloxera centurionsBeginning with a floral grip, the 2019 Iron Syrah offers a seductive nose filled with red flowers, wild raspberry and dusty cherry as elegant spice tones waft from the glass. Medium to full bodied, the wine has a fine mineral tension and firm, rocky tannins that lift the mid palate. As the tannins loosen, the wine uncoils in the mouth, leading to a food friendly and delightfully fragranced finish. This was made with 100% whole cluster Syrah, and the