Spier Signature Shiraz 2010

Name: Spier Signature Shiraz 2010
Brand: Spier Signature
SKU: 29292

Appearance: The wine is dark plum in colour.
Flavours: Inviting aromas of ripe plum, caramel and hints of spice on the nose. The aromas follow through to a sweet and creamy palate with soft tannins.

Serve with lamp chops or beef ribs.

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variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Jacques Erasmus

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 14.7 % vol rs : 3.5 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 5.8 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Enjoy now or within 2 - 4 years of harvest.

in the vineyard : Terroir
Grapes sourced from the Paarl, Overberg and Stellenbosch areas within the Western Cape.

Vineyard
Trellised vines that are 10-12 years old and planted on north easterly slopes yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines received supplementary irrigation and produced 10 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Grapes were harvested at 24° Balling.

in the cellar : After harvesting the grapes were gently crushed, de-stemmed and cooled for fermentation. After 2 days of cold soaking the juice was fermented until dry in stainless steel tanks at 24° C. Three pump-overs were conducted daily. After fermentation 20% of the wine was matured in French oak barrels for 8 - 10 months. The rest of blend matured in stainless steel tanks with French oak staves.

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