Mullineux 'Granite' Old Vines Chenin Blanc, Swartland, South Africa 2021 Cotes de Beaune getting more savory with time

getting more savory with time open

With age and in some vintages

the 2018 shows the slightly more restrained style of the estate today yet still brings classic Pavie richness

and it's going to be interesting to compare this to the over the coming decades

light but not too light

Mullineux 'Granite' Old Vines Chenin Blanc, Swartland, South Africa 2021 Cotes de Beaune getting more savory with timeInviting aromas of grapefruit, flint, peach fuzz, wet stone and dried herbs. Medium bodied with tight structure. Linear and driven with lovely mineral and fresh character. Crystalline. Complex and persistent. Already a pleasure but this will really show its potential with time. Sustainable. 95 Pts James Suckling