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Spier '21 Gables' Pinotage

RM155.00

RM250.00

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Dryland vineyards overlooking False Bay on the southern side of Stellenbosch yielded the fruit for this unique wine. The decomposed granite soils assist with water retention as it contains a high proportion of clay. Big, bold, dense and concentrated, especially for a Pinotage, this sees a combination of first and second fill French, American and Hungarian oak and is pretty smoky and toasty at the moment. Give it time, though, because there’s also plenty of dark berry and bramble fruit and tannic backbone. Beautifully balanced and intensely complex, this Pinotage has concentrated flavours of dark fruit, spice and chocolate. Oak maturation took place for 20 months in oak has resulted in firm but velvety tannins. Enjoy it at any point over the next decade; it is only going to get even better over time.   Tim Atkin: 93Pts; CellarTracker: 91Pts

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Tags:

red, Red wine, South Africa, South African wine, Wines rated above 90 Points,
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Full-bodied

Oaky

Chocolate

Spicy

Earthy

Weight:

750ml

Alcohol Level:

Size:

750ml

Brand:

Spier

Country:

South Africa

Family:

Red wine

Grape Variety:

Vintage:

2014

Region Information:

Stellenbosch

Spier, near Stellenbosch, is one of South Africa’s oldest wine farms with a recorded history dating back to 1692, with a fascinating history and a legacy that the owners never take for granted. Today the farm has a modern, conscious energy. Focused on art and good farming, Spier is about farm-to-table food and accoladed wines. Its people are committed to living and working in ways that bring positive change to the environment and community.

Their free-roaming livestock and chickens are reared in pastures without the use of antibiotics or hormones, while fruit, vegetables and vines grow without artificial fertiliser or pesticides. Extensive tracts of alien vegetation have been removed, and more than a million indigenous plants replanted. 100% of black- and grey-water and more than 98% of solid waste is recycled. The farm is organically certified and was awarded Conservation Champion status by WWF-SA.

Continuing a long-held tradition, Spier is owned and managed by the family who bought the farm in 1993. They live on the farm and work hands-on with the farming and leisure operations, together with Andrew Milne, who directs the business.

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