Spier Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Shiraz 2016

The wine is dark plum in colour. Attractive raspberry and plum aromas with hints of vanilla spice on the nose. A well structured palate with soft tannins and luscious fruit.

Roast beef, lamb or chicken with gravy or rich stock sauce flavoured with tomato.

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variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 22% Shiraz ]

winery : Spier Wine Farm

winemaker : Jacques Erasmus

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 3.0 g/l pH : 3.5 ta : 5.4 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Screwcap

in the vineyard :

Western Cape (Paarl, Swartland, Stellenbosch and Overberg)

TERROIR:
Temperature: Winter 9/18°C; Summer 14/26°C Annual Rainfall: 650-850mm Proximity to Ocean: 40-120km Soils: Clovelly, Hutton and Estcourt

VINEYARD AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS: Trellised vines are 15 -17 years old and planted on north-eastern slopes. The vines received supplementary irrigation and produced 10 tons per hectare.

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

in the cellar : At the cellar, the grapes were gently crushed, de-stemmed and cooled. After two days of cold soaking the juice was fermented until dry in stainless steel tanks between 24°C and 28°C. Three pump-overs were conducted daily. After fermentation the wine matured in stainless steel tanks with French oak staves.

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