Spier Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Dark ruby in colour, the wine shows prominent wild berries on the nose with hints of caramel, cinnamon and tobacco. These aromas follow through to a delicious, creamy, medium-bodied palate with a lingering blackcurrant finish.

Serve with seared rib-eye steaks in a creamy porcini mushroom sauce.

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variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Sangiovese ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Kobie Viljoen

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 14.95 % vol rs : 4.96 g/l pH : 3.79 ta : 5.4 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fragrant wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Enjoy now or within 3 years from harvest.

in the vineyard : Climate
Proximity to ocean: 15 km
Annual Rainfall: 720 mm
Average Temperature: Summer 13º/27º C, Winter: 9º/18º C

Soil
Clovelly, Hutton and Glen Rosa

Viticulture
Nine year-old trellised vines planted on eastern slopes yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyards received supplementary drip irrigation and produced 9 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Grapes were harvested at 25.9° Balling.

in the cellar : After harvesting the grapes were gently crushed, de-stemmed and cooled for fermentation. After 2 days of cold soaking the juice was fermented until dry in stainless steel tanks at 24°C. Three pump-overs were conducted daily, and 65% of the wine was matured in French oak barrels for 6-8 months.

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