Spier Creative Block wines are a South African take on traditional Rhône and Bordeaux-style blends. Our winemakers carefully select grapes from different vineyard blocks, combining and blending taste profiles to create wines that are much greater than the sum of their parts. The Spier Creative Block range of blends takes its name from a Spier Arts project proudly supporting South African artists.

Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2022 - 84 points
Platter's Wine Guide 2022 - 4.5 stars (90)
Veritas Awards 2021 - Gold

Butter-roasted free-range chicken with seasoned goat cheese under the skin, or battered SASSI-friendly fish nuggets with anchovy mayonnaise.

WINEMAKER
Jacques Erasmus

WINE OF ORIGIN
Coastal

TERROIR / SOIL
Oakleaf, Clovelly and Glenrosa soils approximately 16 km from the cool Atlantic Ocean.

WINEMAKING
Grapes were hand-harvested early in the morning in 10kg lug boxes and pre-cooled before hand-sorting, destemming and crushing. Skin contact was limited to six hours and the free-run juice drained off to settle overnight before inoculation with a carefully selected yeast strain. The fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperatures between 12° and 14°C. A small portion of the Sémillon was fermented in French oak barrels to add complexity to the wine. The wine matured for four months on the lees before bottling.

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