Winery Spier - Signature Shiraz

Winery SpierSignature Shiraz

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Signature Shiraz of Winery Spier is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Signature Shiraz from the Winery Spier

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Signature Shiraz of Winery Spier in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with spices taste

pepper, white pepper

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

On the nose the Signature Shiraz of Winery Spier in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cream, chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Winery Spier's Signature Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Vidoc

A wine grape variety of the INRA-Resdur1 series with polygenic resistance (two genes for mildew and powdery mildew have been identified) resulting from an interspecific cross between Mtp 3082-1-42 (one of its parents is Vitis rotundifolia, which is resistant to Pierce's disease, mildew, grey rot, etc.) and Regent. The parents of Artaban are the same. Little multiplied, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Signature Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Signature Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Signature Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Signature Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Signature Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Signature Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Signature Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Signature Shiraz from Winery Spier are 2008, 2015, 2018, 2012 and 2009.

Informations about the Winery Spier

The winery offers 204 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 65 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Spier is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 103 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 4000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 1500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Final

A more or less lasting impression that is felt in the mouth once the wine has been swallowed (or spat out in the case of a professional tasting). The finish can be short or persistent.

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