Spier Private Collection Pinotage
TASTING NOTE:
A concentration of red cherries and violets is followed by a dense centre of allspice and sweet fruit. The beautiful integration of oak delivers a rich wine with good balance and fine tannin.
SERVE WITH:
Braised duck breast with a side of mashed potatoes, a dash of truffle oil and broccolini. Or enjoy with a mild Indian-style curry.
APPEARANCE:
Deep ruby red with a bright hue.
ANALYSIS:
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Alc: |
14.70 % vol |
TA: |
5.9 g/L |
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RS: |
2.5 g/L |
pH: |
3.50 |
WINEMAKER:
Heidi Dietstein
ORIGIN:
Coastal region
TERROIR / SOIL:
Rolling hills of decomposed granite with clay subsoil from the regions of Stellenbosch.
VINEYARD AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS:
The 6- to 21-year-old vines are vertically trellised for easy foliage management to expose the grapes to the sun. Stellenbosch fruit is subjected to cooler average temperatures which allow slow, even ripening.
WINEMAKING:
Hand-picked Pinotage grapes from carefully selected vineyard blocks are destemmed and fermented on the skins in stainless-steel tanks for up to 18 days. The free-run juice was barreled down for malolactic fermentation and maturation in a combination of French and American oak barrels, of which 30% were first fill and the balance second fill. The wine matured for 14 months in barrel before individual barrels were blended.
