Spier Discover White 2008

Name: Spier Discover White 2008
Brand: Spier Discover
SKU: 19447

Tropical aromas to the nose, some hints of subtle ripe qauva, mango and exotic fruit. (Ripe green, yellow and orange fruit). Crisp entry, fruit salad to palate. Well – structured, medium bodied, ends with a lingering finish on the palate.

Serve with smoked salmon salad topped with chives and horseradish cream.

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variety : Chenin Blanc [ 60% Chenin Blanc, 40% Colombard ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Anton Swarts and Frans Smit

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 12.0 % vol rs : 4.2 g/l pH : 3.54 ta : 5.7 g/l

type : White style : Dry taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Enjoy now or within 2 years of harvest.

in the vineyard : Climate:
Average temperature: Winter 10°C; Summer 27ºC
Annual rainfall: 650mm
Proximity to ocean: 80 km

Soil:
Alluvial, Hutton and Clovelly.

Vineyard:
Trellised vines aged 6-13 years yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines received supplementary drip irrigation and produced 10-14 tons per hectare.

about the harvest:

The grapes were harvested at 21.6°-22.7° Balling.

in the cellar : After harvesting the grapes were de-stemmed, lightly crushed and pressed. The wine is made up of 90% free run juice and 10% slightly pressed juice. The juice from each cultivar fermented separately in stainless steel tanks until dry. Fermentation temperatures were ±12-15ºC. Wine blended, maturation occurred for two months on the primary lees prior to stabilisation and bottling. A blend of 60% Chenin Blanc and 40% Colombard.

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