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.

Platter's Wine Guide 2022 - 4.5 stars (93)
Decanter World Wine Awards 2021 - Silver (92)

Serve with smoked pork belly or a mildly spicy Indian
vegetable curry.

WINEMAKER
Johan Jordaan

ORIGIN
Coastal

TERROIR / SOIL
Decomposed granite with clay subsoil from regions situated between 7 and 20 km from the cold Atlantic Ocean.

VINEYARD AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS
The 2018 growing season started with below-average rainfall in the growing regions. Although the average temperatures remained ideal for spring and early summer, the lower water levels in the soils resulted in small berries with concentrated acidity and tannin. Selective foliage management exposed the grapes to more sun to enhance skin thickness for higher extraction and intensity

WINEMAKING
Grapes were harvested by hand before de-stemming to stainless-steel tanks. Fermentation took up to two weeks. Free run wine was racked to barrel for malolactic fermentation and maturation in 90% French and 10% American oak 300L barrels (50% first fill, 50% second fill), for 16 months.

The varietals were fermented and matured separately to develop the unique characteristics and express the terroir accurately. Selective tasting from the barrels determined the composition of the blend of this Rhône-style blend. The result shows harmony between the three varietals and the ultimate balance between fruit, palate volume, oak extract and tannin.

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