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Spier Discover Pinotage / Shiraz 2008

Layers of berry and plum aromas follow through to a mouth-filling palate with a soft tannin structure.

Serve with spicy lamb and tomato bredie with crisp Panini rolls; or a gourmet beef burger with brie cheese and cranberry sauce.
variety : Pinotage [ Pinotage, Shiraz ]
winery : Spier Wine Farm
winemaker : Frans Smit and Lizanne Tomé
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 4.5 g/l  pH : 3.65  ta : 5.4 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Enjoy now, or within 2 years from harvest.
in the vineyard : 
Origin:
Western Cape (Grapes are mainly sourced from the Coastal and Worcester areas within the Western Cape)

Climate:
Average temperature: Winter 17°C; Summer 25°C
Annual rainfall: 220 mm
Proximity to ocean: 80 km

Soil:
Alluvial, Silty Dundee, Tukulu, Riverbed and Oakleaf
 
Viticulture:
Trellised vines and bush vines aged 9-20 years yielded the grapes for this wine. The vineyards received supplementary drip irrigation and produced 8-15 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: The grapes were handpicked at optimum ripeness and sorted before de-stemming.
in the cellar : Cold maceration took place at 10-12ºC prior to fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Daily pump-overs were conducted for flavour and colour extraction. Wines from chosen tanks were blended and fined, and matured for 6 months before bottling.

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