Spier Signature Chenin Blanc – 750ml

Situated near Stellenbosch, Spier is one of South Africa’s oldest wine farms with a recorded winemaking history dating back to 1692. While rooted in this heritage, we’ve got a vibrant and conscious energy, and are home to one of the largest collections of contemporary South African art.

This crisp and fruity unwooded Chenin has lively enough acidity to appeal to even the most hardened of Sauvignon Blanc lovers (go on, try it!). With fresh flavours of guava, pear and apple.

WINEMAKING:
The grapes were harvested and brought into the cellar in the early morning, where they were destemmed and lightly crushed before brief skin contact and pressing. The free-run juice settled in the tanks overnight before the individual block selections (some kept separate and some blended) were racked from the lees and inoculated with selected yeast strains. Fermentation was temperature-controlled between 12°–14°C and maturation occurred on the fine lees to give extra body and elegance to this unoaked wine.

TASTING NOTES

This is a crisp and fruity Chenin Blanc, bursting with aromas of green guava, pear, ripe peach notes, and hints of litchi on the nose.

The well balanced palate hails from the sun-kissed slopes of the Cape Winelands, where the grapes ripen quickly but retain Chenin’s signature acidity and concentrated finish.

Colour: Pale straw with a delicate green tinge.

Food match: Pair it with bacon, feta and spinach salad, tender fillet of sole in parsley butter, creamy goat’s cheese, sushi, pasta or pizza.