Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Residual Sugar 4.3 g/L
pH 3.14
Total Acidity 6.62 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Weisser Riesling
Weisser Riesling100%
Region Elgin
Soil Rocky outcrop
Fermentation Vessels French Oak Barrel
Pressing Method De-Stemmed, Skin-Contact Pressed
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Lees Aging 10 months
Sulfites 66.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details 100% Elgin Weisser Riesling from Valley Road. Vines grow on a very steep rocky outcrop in the cool-climate Elgin valley and are trained on an eschela or stok-by-paal system with one vine per pole and no wires. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, cooled overnight to 4C, de-stemmed, given a few hours of skin contact, then pressed with no additives. The juice underwent spontaneous fermentation in one French oak barrel. In deep winter the wine received sulfur, its only additive, then spent 10 months on the lees before bottling.
Individual Vintages
Producer Information
Website
Address
The BLANKBOTTLE Winery, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
Phone
+27 82 872 8658
Email
Owner
Pieter Walser
Cellarmaster
Pieter Walser