Spier Private Collection Shiraz 2006

Name: Spier Private Collection Shiraz 2006
Brand: Spier Private Collection
SKU: 18454

2008 Veritas Awards - Gold Medal
Rich in colour, the wine shows intense mulberry and caramel aromas. These are joined on a full-bodied, well-balanced palate by black pepper and vanilla spice, where well integrated wood produces a lingering aftertaste.

Serve with lazy-aged rib fillet in green peppercorn sauce.

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variety : Shiraz [ 91.2% Shiraz, 4.4% Mourvèdre 3% Pinotage, 1.4% Viognier (Vintage Specific) ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Johan Jordaan

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.47 % vol rs : 2.6 g/l pH : 3.55 ta : 6.0 g/l va : 0.66 g/l so2 : 87 mg/l fso2 : 41 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 9-19°C / Summer 14-29°C
Annual Rainfall: 790 mm
Proximity to Ocean: 35 km
Soil: Glenrosa, Hutton and Clovelly
Viticulture: Trellised, 10 year-old vines planted on southwestern slopes yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyards received supplementary drip irrigation and yielded 8 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Grapes from chosen vineyard blocks were hand-harvested at 26.5° Balling, meticulously sorted, gently crushed and cooled to 10-12°C.

in the cellar : Cold soaking preceded temperature-controlled fermentation to enable extraction of colour and flavour. Thirty percent of the juice was fermented in open top French oak fermenters. Maturation occurred in a combination of French- and American oak; 62% of which was new. Individual barrels were chosen for blending to produce this beautifully crafted wine.

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