Spier Private Collection Merlot 2006

Dark ruby colour, the wine shows prominent strawberry aromas with caramel undertones. A well-balanced palate of integrated fruit offers a lingering fruit-rich aftertaste of structure and elegance.

Serve with lamb goulash on organic sweet potato mash.

variety : Merlot [ Merlot ]
winery : Spier Wine Farm
winemaker : Johan Jordaan
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.92 % vol  rs : 3.6 g/l  pH : 3.42  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
2008 Veritas Awards - Gold Medal

ageing : Enjoy now or within 10 years of harvest.

in the vineyard : Average temperature: Winter 11-19°C / Summer 14-28°C
Annual rainfall: 880 mm
Proximity to ocean: 12 km
Soil: Clovelly and Glenrosa
Viticulture: Trellised, 7 year-old vines planted on south-western slopes facing False Bay yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyards received supplementary drip irrigation and yielded 7 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Grapes from selected vineyard blocks were hand-harvested at optimum ripeness, meticulously sorted, gently crushed and cooled to 10-12°C.

in the cellar : Cold soaking preceded temperature-controlled fermentation; 15% of which occurred in open top oak fermenters. The wine matured in new French- and American- oak barrels; with individual barrels chosen for blending and bottling.

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