Spier Discover Sweet 2006

Tropical fruit with lightly Muscat flavours on the nose. A well balanced wine with a sweet and smooth palate.

Serve Chilled. Enjoy on itâ€™s own as an aperitif or with lightly spiced food.

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variety : Bukettraube [ 100% Bukettraube, ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Jacques Erasmus and Frans Smit

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 11.34 % vol rs : 24.24 g/l pH : 3.52 ta : 5.50 g/l

type : White style : Sweet taste : Fragrant

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Enjoy now or within 2 years from harvest.

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

Soil:
Alluvial soil in an ancient riverbed with good drainage, aeration and water retention capacity.

Vineyard:
Trellised vines planted in east/west directions yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines are Â±6-12 years old, received supplementary irrigation and produced 10-14 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Grapes are harvested in early morning.

in the cellar : After harvesting the grapes were crushed and pressed. Cold maceration for 8 hours before fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. Fermentation was stopped on Â±4.0 ÂºB The wine was then blended before stabilization.

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