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Spier Chenin Blanc 2005

John Platter Guide 2006 - 3 stars
The wine is a brilliant yellow-green with attractive tropical fruit aromas and whiffs of vanilla toast. The palate rewards with juicy fruit, beautifully balanced by lively acidity.

Serve with crispy bacon, feta and shredded spinach, or tender fillet of sole in parsley butter.
variety : Chenin Blanc [ 100% Chenin Blanc ]
winery : Spier Wine Farm
winemaker : Eleonor Visser
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 12.28 % vol  rs : 2.9 g/l  pH : 3.3  ta : 5.4 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  
AWARDS
John Platter Guide 2006 - 3 stars

ageing : Enjoy now, or within 2 years from harvest.
in the vineyard : Climate:
Average Temperature: Summer - 12ºC Winter - 13ºC
Annual Rainfall: 870mm
Proximity to ocean: 15km

Soil:
Tukulu and Glen Rosa

Vineyard:
12-year-old bush vines in the Darling area yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines received supplementary drip irrigation and produced 7 tons per hectare.
about the harvest: The grapes were picked at between 22° and 23° Balling and hand-sorted before crushing.
in the cellar : Following inoculation with selected yeast strains, 88% of the juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks and the balance in French oak barrels.
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