Spier Private Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 1999

Very elegant, well-balanced Cabernet with soft ripe fruit flavours on the palate. The oak aromas lend complexity to this wine. Flavours of blackcurrants and nuts. Serve with well-seasoned red meat and cheese.

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variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Frans Smit

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.06 % vol rs : 3.5 g/l pH : 3.66 ta : 6.2 g/l

pack : Bottle

ageing : Accessible now but will reach optimum maturity four years from harvest.

in the vineyard : Area: Stellenbosch

Temperature average:
Summer 23.5ÂºC
Winter 10ÂºC
Annual rainfall: 650 mm
Proximity to ocean: 20 km

Soil: Hutton

Grapes from 18-year-old dry land, trellised vineyards. Crop four tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Single vineyard picked at optimum ripeness the beginning of March.

in the cellar : Cold maceration prior to fermentation at 28ÂºC, with extended skin contact for 18 days after fermentation. Malolactic fermentation in barrels. 70% new French oak and 30% second fill French oak for 12 months.

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