If I Could Buy Only One – August 16th Vintages Release

We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the August 16th release, which one would it be and why?”

Mullineux Old Vines White Wo Swartland 2024, South Africa
$39.95, Nicholas Pearce Wines Inc.
Michael Godel – The current and modern South African recursions of blending white varieties off of old vine plantings is a Swartland specialty that dates back approximately 25 or so years. Mullineux is entrenched in the revolution and the Mullineux Old Vines White WO Swartland 2024 has long been a going concern. Andrea and Chris Mullineux’s takes often provide more elegant solutions to certain problems with successes just as impressive as efficiencies. They generally look to two-thirds chenin blanc, with smaller proportions of clairette blanche, grenache blanc, semillon, viognier, and verdelho. Where else in the world can vine-growing and maturing experience from ancient soils and so many thriving grape varieties add up to this much complexity and pleasure? The 2024 is about as concentrated and fruit-centric as any, while the underlying mineral thematic controls the wine’s manifest destiny. This will be fascinating to taste eight to ten years from now and also each and every step along the way. 

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John’s Top Picks – August 16th
Lawrason’s Take – August 16th
Megha’s Picks – August 16th
Michael’s Mix – August 16th