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Monday, April 4, 2011

Spier Creative Block 5 Coastal Region 2007 83 - 85 Points

Spier Creative Block 5 Coastal Region 2007 83 - 85 Points


Medium clear, bright, crimsom red with mahogany hue and slight brown rim, medium plus concentration and medium plus viscosity, no sediment.

Clean, medium intensity, subdued / sedate nose, ripe cassis, currant, blueberries, earthy and stony red fruits.
Fragrant French oak, possibly a combinations of New, 2nd fill and possibly 3rd fill as the slight oxidative in style suggest.

Dry with some residual sugar, medium plus alcohol, medium plus tannin and medium plus acidity, possibly acidified, new flavours of ripe plums and touch of raisiny note, suggest some very late harvest fruit, graphite and lead pencil mineral core, medium lenght and complexity, now until 2017

Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot