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Spier Bouquet Blanc 2001

Rich, natural sweet wine with delightful floral tones. Careful blending ensured excellent balance. Serve as an aperitif and ideally complements spicy dishes. Serve well-chilled.

variety : Semillon [ Semillon, Weisser Riesling ]
winery : Spier Wine Farm
winemaker : Frans Smit
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 12.0 % vol  rs : 30.8 g/l  pH : 3.23  ta : 6.5 g/l  
type : White  
pack : Bottle  
in the vineyard : Temperature average :
Summer
31.3ºC (Wellington)
23.5ºC (Stellenbosch)
Winter
10.8ºC (Wellington)
10ºC (Stellenbosch)

Soil: Deep black, loamy soil

12 year old bushvine Semillon and 20 year old trellised Weisser Riesling vines. Slight botrytis infection on both varieties adds complex characteristics to the wine.
about the harvest: THe grapes were picked by hand in the beginning of April.
in the cellar : The grapes were immediately pressed once picked. Only free-run juice used. Cold fermentation stopped at 35 g/l sugar.
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