Frans K Smit Red Blend
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 8 to 15 years from the vintage release, though high-quality vintages can cellar well beyond this period.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted prime rib, grilled lamb chops, or aged hard cheeses such as Cheddar or Gouda.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Frans K Smit Red Blend is the flagship red wine from Spier, named after their long-standing cellar master. Produced in the Coastal Region of South Africa, primarily sourcing fruit from Stellenbosch, this wine is typically a Bordeaux-style blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, often complemented by Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The grapes are sourced from selected vineyard blocks with decomposed granite and clay soils. Fermentation typically occurs in stainless steel or open-top oak fermenters, followed by extensive maturation for approximately 24 months in French oak barrels, a high percentage of which are new. The resulting wine is structured, concentrated, and designed for long-term aging.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Spier blev grundlagt i Stellenbosch i 1692 og er en af Sydafrikas ældste og mest historisk betydningsfulde vingårde, kendt for sin enestående hollandske Cape-arkitektur med 21 historiske gavle. I 1990'erne overtog Enthoven-familien ejendommen og gav den nyt liv, og siden har vinhuset udviklet sig til en global frontløber inden for regenerativt landbrug, etisk bæredygtighed og samfundsengageret vindyrkning. Med druer fra førsteklasses terroirs i Stellenbosch og det øvrige Coastal Region skaber Spier en alsidig portefølje, der spænder fra friske, lettilgængelige enkeltdruevine til komplekse, prisvindende cuvéer. Vinhuset er især berømt for sin anerkendte '21 Gables'-serie på Chenin Blanc, Pinotage og Cabernet Sauvignon samt de innovative, terroirprægede 'Creative Block'-blends.