Spicy, ripe plum flavours, easygoing tannins and a creamy aftertaste make this your red wine go-to. Add sparkle to even the most humdrum of pizzas (yes, even Hawaiian!). This Shiraz is also gorgeous with seared ostrich or springbok carpaccio.
 
TASTING NOTE
Bright flavours of cassis and violets followed by integrated spice and subtle oak aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, dense tannin and balanced acidity.
 
SERVE WITH: Korma curry or mildly spiced rogan josh, or fire-cooked hamburgers with bacon and cheddar cheese.
 
ORIGIN: Western Cape
 
TERROIR
Soil: Clovelly, Hutton and Estcourt.
Temperature: winter 9/18°C; summer 14/26°C 
Annual rainfall: 650-750mm
Proximity to ocean: 40-80km
 
TERROIR / SOIL
Decomposed granite and weathered sandstone.

VINEYARD AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS
These vineyards are planted up to 80 km from the coast with geographical influence from mountains and the cold Atlantic coast. Complexity is achieved by blending these different regional wines.

WINEMAKING
Grapes were harvested at optimal ripeness, gently crushed and de-stemmed to stainless-steel tanks. Fermentation lasted up to 12 days on the skins. A portion of the wine (20%) was transferred to neutral barrels and the balance to stainless-steel tanks with French-oak staves for malolactic fermentation and maturation. The wine matured for a minimum of 12 months before blending.
 
- South Africa
- Spier Wine Farm