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Spier Discover Chenin Blanc / Colombard 2009

Pale straw with a greenish hue. Tropical aromas to the nose, some hints of subtle ripe guava, 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.
variety : Chenin Blanc [ 62% Chenin Blanc, 38% Colombard ]
winery : Spier Wine Farm
winemaker : Anton Swarts
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 12.5 % vol  rs : <5.0 g/l  pH : 3.35  ta : 5.8 g/l  
type : White  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Enjoy now or within 2 years of harvest.
in the vineyard : Vineyard
Western Cape - grapes and wine sourced from the Breedekloof area.
Average temperature: Winter ±10°C; Summer ±27ºC
Annual rainfall: ±650mm
Proximity to ocean: 80 km
Trellised vines aged 7 - 14 years yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines received supplementary drip irrigation and produced 10 - 14 tons per hectare.  

Terroir
Well drained and aerated soils, from alluvial and ancient Riverbeds. Hutton and Clovelly.
about the harvest: The grapes were hand and machine harvested.

in the cellar : After harvesting the grapes were de-stemmed and lightly crushed. 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 - 15°C. Wine blended, maturation occurred for two months on the primary lees prior to stabilisation and bottling.
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