Joostenberg - 2017 Little J (Chenin Blanc, Viognier and Roussanne) - Paarl, South Africa Her Mullineux Family wines now

Her Mullineux Family wines now command a hefty price but her Kloof Street project is still affordable

Andrea Mullineux is a winemaker from the Bay Area who met and married a South African viticulturalist and settled there

In the traditional Burgundian method

the wine has elevated

cool fermentation

Joostenberg - 2017 Little J (Chenin Blanc, Viognier and Roussanne) - Paarl, South Africa Her Mullineux Family wines nowChenin Blanc is the main white grape of South Africa, and this wine is composed primarily of Chenin Blanc with some oak aged Viognier and Roussanne to round it out and give some floral aromas as well as a waxy texture. The Joostenberg Winery is now in its fifth generation of the Myburgh family and their grapes are certified organic.