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Spier Vintage Selection Malbec/Cabernet Franc/Petit Verdot 2005

2007 International Wine Challenge – Bronze Medal
2007 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles – Gold Medal
Veritas 2006 - Silver
International Wine & Spirits Competition 2006, UK - Silver
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2006 – Silver Medal
Ripe red cherry and spicy tobacco aromas follow through to a mouth-filling, elegant palate. Layers of red wild berry and integrated oak linger on a velvety finish.

Serve with meatloaf layered with spinach and mozzarella, or roast aubergine lasagne.
variety : Malbec [ 57% Malbec, 32% Cabernet Franc, 11% Petit Verdot ]
winery : Spier Wine Farm
winemaker : Frans Smit
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 2.9 g/l  pH : 3.17  ta : 5.9 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
2007 International Wine Challenge – Bronze Medal
2007 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles – Gold Medal
Veritas 2006 - Silver
International Wine & Spirits Competition 2006, UK - Silver
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2006 – Silver Medal

ageing : Enjoy now or within 7 to 12 years of harvest.
in the vineyard : Average Temperature: Winter 9-19ºC; Summer 14-29ºC
Annual rainfall: 790 mm
Proximity to ocean: 35 km
Soil: Clovelly and Hutton

Trellised, 8 year-old vines planted on southwest-facing slopes yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyards received supplementary drip irrigation and produced 8 tons per hectare.
about the harvest: Grapes were hand-harvested from selected vineyard blocks at 24.7° Balling.
in the cellar : The juice fermented in stainless steel tanks, with malolactic fermentation completed in oak barrels. The malbec matured in French- and American oak, while the cabernet franc and petit verdot aged in French oak, for 12 – 14 months prior to blending and bottling.
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