Rhône Theme

Timed Online Auction, 2 - 12 February 2024

Rhône | International & South African offering
About the Session

The first sale of the 2024 Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction calendar is an exciting Rhône valley and Rhône-style offering and has fast-become one of the most popular at Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auctions. 


Sold for

ZAR 7 622
Lot 26
  • Mullineux; Schist Syrah; 2015; 4 (1 x 4); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 622
Delivery
Delivery within South Africa included
Shipping

About this Item

2015 Schist Syrah
4 (1 x 4) 750ml

Grapes for our Schist Syrah are sourced from a single parcel of sustainably farmed 21 year old vines planted in the stony Shale and Schist soils of Roundstone Farm on the Kasteelberg. This parcel of Syrah gives the best expression of the Kasteelberg's terroir - density and structure.

Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

'From the Mullineux's Riebeeksrivier Road property. A compelling nose of black fruit, olive, sm'Vineyard on the Mullineux Kasteelberg farm Roundstone. Deeper, denser, darker toned than terroir siblings, 2015's wild berry fruit concentration belies the structural elegance. As all these, latent power promises a long future. In magnum too, like others.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2018 - 4.5* (94/100)

'From the Mullineux's Riebeeksrivier Road property. A compelling nose of black fruit, olive, smoked meat, pepper and spice. Weightless intensity on the palate - great depth of fruit, fresh acidity and an intricate lattice work of tannins. The finish is profoundly savoury evoking the essence of umami. Sticks in the memory days after tasting it.' - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 96/100

'Schist Syrah now comes entirely from Chris and Andrea Mullineux's home farm, using fruit that they used to buy when they were at Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards. For me, it's the most floral and focused of their three soil-based reds, with violet, blackberry and liquorice notes, some pepper spice and a fine finish. 2019-28' - Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2017, 95/100

'A seductive and well-integrated veil of earthy spice-cinnamon stick, fruit cake, bark, black tea leaf-sits atop a ripe core of red berry and cherry fruits. Beneath that is a strong gravelly, flinty minerality that pervades the palate and expresses strongest on the finish. Medium weight, the tannins are firm yet fine, resulting in a rich, velvety texture. A beautiful and complex expression, this should continue to develop and unfold additional layers of flavor through 2031.' - Lauren Buzzeo, Wine Enthusiast, 94/100 (Mar 2018)

'Fuller, fleshier nose than the Granite version. Salty and polished.' - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Oct 2017)

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