Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.5%
Residual Sugar 1.9 g/L
pH 3.74
Total Acidity 5.3 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot100%
Region Stellenbosch
Elevation 254.0 meters
Orientation No Facing Slope
Fermentation Vessels Open Top Fermenters, French Oak Small Barrels
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Aging 18 months
Oak Types French oak
Barrel Size small barrels
Used Oak Only Yes
Sulfites 53.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details 100% Stellenbosch Petit Verdot from Blaauwklippen Road. Single-vineyard trellised fruit at 254m elevation. Grapes were cooled overnight to 4C, destemmed into open-top fermenters, fermented spontaneously, left on the skins as long as possible, then pressed into older small French oak barrels for 18 months before blending and bottling. Official tasting description says the wine is perfumy and fresh, from two sites: a lower-Helderberg decomposed granite property and a heavier site in the Blaauwklippen Valley.
Tasting Notes
perfumy, fresh
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