Spier Private Collection Pinotage 2006

Name: Spier Private Collection Pinotage 2006
Brand: Spier Private Collection
SKU: 18450

2008 Veritas Awards - Gold Medal
Dark ruby in colour, the wine shows rich black cherry aromas with vanilla undertones. Forward fruit shows on a full-bodied mid palate with a silky smooth texture and a juicy, lingering finish.

Serve with black peppered ostrich fillet, caramelized baby beetroot and mascarpone cheese topped with sunflower seed croutons.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Johan Jordaan

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.56 % vol rs : 3.6 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 6.1 g/l va : 0.62 g/l so2 : 90 mg/l fso2 : 33 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2008 Veritas Awards - Gold Medal

ageing : Enjoy now or within 7 - 12 years of harvest.

in the vineyard : Average Temperature: Winter 11Â° - 18Â°C/Summer 14Â° - 27Â° C
Annual rainfall: 890 mm
Proximity to ocean: 9 km
Soil: Glen Rosa, Hutton and Clovelly
Viticulture: Trellised, 9 year-old vines planted on south-east facing slopes overlooking False Bay yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyards received drip irrigation and yielded 7 tons per hectare.

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

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

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