Spier Private Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Name: Spier Private Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Brand: Spier Private Collection
SKU: 18455

Dark ruby in colour, the wine shows a complex bouquet of stewed strawberries, black cherries, cloves and caramel. The full-bodied palate is rich in flavoursome fruit, integrated oak and wood-derived spice.

Serve with seared rib-eye fillet in Madagascan pepper sauce.

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variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 96% Cabernet Sauvignon 4% Cabernet Franc ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Johan Jordaan

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 3.7 g/l pH : 3.44 ta : 6.5 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

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

in the vineyard : Average Temperature: Winter 10Â° - 17Â°C/Summer 14Â° - 24Â° C
Annual rainfall: 860 mm
Proximity to ocean: 18 km
Soil: Glen Rosa, Hutton and Clovelly
Viticulture: Trellised, 10-year-old vines planted on south-western slopes yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyard received judicious drip irrigation, producing 6.5 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; 20% of which occurred in open vats. The wine was matured in new French oak; with only the finest wine chosen for blending and bottling.

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