Mullineux Chenin Blanc Schist 2024 750ml

Name: Mullineux Chenin Blanc Schist 2024 750ml
Brand: Mullineux
SKU: 1024869
Price: 83.94 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 95.5 (2 reviews)

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SKU 1024869

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#52 in Top 100, 2025. The 2024 Chenin Blanc Schist comes from the Roundstone Estate, where the Mullineuxs call “home,” and where the schist soils have varying friability. Roots can penetrate, but due to the angular structure of the soils, the water penetrates less deeply and likewise, the roots and the skin-to-juice ratio will be higher. That explains the aromatics, which are very phenolic, with beeswax, white linen, lemon verbena and dried peach skin—just wonderful. The palate has an arresting tactile sensation that lacquers the mouth, a keen line of acidity, the most substance of the three Chenins, and a long, lightly spiced finish. Outstanding.

Country: South Africa
Region: Coastal Region
Appellation: Swartland

Size: 750ml
Color: White
Alcohol by Vol: 14.0%

SKU: 1024869

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Winery

Mullineux

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Varietal

Chenin Blanc

Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.

Country

South Africa

Situated on the very tip of the African continent, South Africa has proved itself over three centuries to be an ideal location for producing a wide range of wines. Benefiting from something not dissimilar to a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers complemented by both Atlantic and Indian Ocean winds, the grapes which grow on the valleys, mountainsides and plains of this fascinating country can ripen to their fullest capacity, producing wines packed full of fruity flavors and an array of interesting and enticing aromas. As a former colony, South Africa has long since been home to a range of different nationalities, who each brought something of their wine culture with them. As such, many European grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and others have been given time to flourish in South Africa, allowing the country to develop a diverse group of wine types which are proving increasingly popular around the world.

Region

Coastal Region

The coastal region of South Africa is one of the most prodigious and productive wine regions on earth, and one which covers a vast distance making up for most of the tip of the African continent. The history of South African wines is a fascinating and surprisingly long one, with the very first wines in the country being produced by settlers in the 1650s, long before many other New World countries had even been discovered. Today, coastal South African wines are wildly popular around the world thanks to their big, fruity flavors and relative simplicity. Wineries in the region make the most of the hot sunshine, the high quality soils, and the brisk oceanic winds which keep disease at bay and stop the grapes from getting too hot, and produce a wide variety of wines of great distinction.

Appellation

Swartland

Ratings & Reviews

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#52 in Top 100, 2025. The 2024 Chenin Blanc Schist comes from the Roundstone Estate, where the Mullineuxs call "home," and where the schist soils have varying friability. Roots can penetrate, but due to the angular structure of the soils, the water penetrates less deeply and likewise, the roots and the skin-to-juice ratio will be higher. That explains the aromatics, which are very phenolic, with beeswax, white linen, lemon verbena and dried peach skin—just wonderful. The palate has an arresting tactile sensation that lacquers the mouth, a keen line of acidity, the most substance of the three Chenins, and a long, lightly spiced finish. Outstanding.

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Wine Advocate

Among the single-soil Chenin Blancs made at Mullineux, the 2024 Swartland Schist Chenin Blanc offers special firmness and sharpness, with minty apple, lemon zest, chamomile and firm mineral grip. This wine delivers heightened intensity here due to small berries and a high skin-to-juice ratio from highly structured schist soils. These light reflective Swartland slopes push the wine toward greater concentration and a darker golden hue while maintaining freshness. This wine has runway to age.

Winery Notes

With nuances of Asian pear and fennel bulb, combined with fresh quince and ruby grapefruit, these are precisely the highlights that lead to a great texture and zesty finish, synonymous with Chenin Blanc grown on SCHIST soils.

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