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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Spier Private Collection Stellenbosch Shiraz 2007 89 Points

Spier Private Collection Stellenbosch Shiraz 2007 89 Points


Clear, day bright ruby cherry red with slight mahogany / russet rim, medium plus concentration, high viscosity, no gas but some very fine sediment.

Clean, medium plus intensity, savoury notes of black loives, sour plums, preserved black berry jam, cedary notes, subtle oaking, very fine balance.

Dry, medium plus tannins, mediumn plus intensity, high alcohol evident, slightly disjointed, black olives notes follows through, crunchy tannins, Rhone in profile, warming alcohol though follows in aftertaste with some lead pencil / pencil shavings note, medium plus complexity and medium plus lenght, now until 2019