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Spier Discover Pinotage 2007

Name: Spier Discover Pinotage 2007
Brand: Spier Discover
SKU: 19450

Ruby-red in colour, the wine shows prominent banana, plum and ripe cherries on the nose. A well-balanced palate shows subtle tannins and a lingering, ripe aftertaste. An easy-drinking wine.

Serve with slow-roasted pork in sweet apple sauce.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Lizanne Tomé and Frans Smit

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 4.8 g/l pH : 3.45 ta : 5.45 g/l

type : Red style : Dry taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Enjoy now or within 2 years from harvest.

in the vineyard : Origin:
Average Temperature: Winter 10ºC; Summer 23.5ºC
Annual rainfall: 650 mm
Proximity to ocean: ± 120 km

Soil:
Alluvial soils and riverbeds.

Vineyard:
Trellised- and bush vines planted east/west yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines are 7-12 years old, received supplementary irrigation and produced 10-12 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Grapes were hand-harvested at optimum ripeness, sorted.

in the cellar : After harvesting the grapes were de-stemmed and gently crushed. The juice was chilled to 10-12ºC to enable cold maceration prior to fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Daily pump-overs were carried out during fermentation to extract further colour and flavour. Wines showing well-preserved fruit were chosen for blending and fining. Sterile bottling took place after 6 months of maturation and integration.

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