Spier Discover Sweet 2005

Botrytis, peach and muscat flavours on the nose with delicious honey and dried peaches with a refreshing acidity on the palette.

Serve Chilled. Enjoy with dessert or a cheese platter.

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variety : Bukettraube [ Bukettraube, Weisser Riesling ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Jacques Erasmus

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 12.28 % vol rs : 22.5 g/l pH : 3.30 ta : 6.04 g/l

type : White style : Sweet taste : Fragrant

pack : Bottle

ageing : Enjoy now, or within 2 years from harvest.

in the vineyard : Climate:
Average Temperature: Summer â€“ 27ÂºC Winter: 10ÂºC
Annual Rainfall: 550mm
Proximity to ocean: 80 â€“ 200km

Soil:
Alluvial and Shale

Vineyard:
Trellised and bush vines planted in east/west directions yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines is Â±9-18 years old, received supplementary irrigation and produced 10-14 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Grapes are harvested in early morning, crushed and pressed.

in the cellar : Cold maceration for 16 hours before fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. The wine was then blended before stabilization.

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