2025 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 1.51 g/L
pH 3.16
Total Acidity 6.46 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Sémillon
Region Elgin
Soil Rocky outcrop
Elevation 233.0 meters
Orientation Se-Facing Slope
Fermentation Vessels amphora and new and old French oak
Pressing Method Whole-Bunch Pressed
Natural Yeast Yes
Oak Types new and old French oak
Sulfites 82.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Diam
Production Details Single-vineyard Sémillon from Valley Road ward, Elgin, grown on a rocky outcrop using vertical shoot positioning and a traditional three-wire trellis at 233 m on a southeast-facing slope. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, cooled overnight to 4°C, whole-bunch pressed the following morning, and spontaneously fermented in amphora and new and old French oak. The wine received one sulfur addition in deep winter, spent 10 months on the lees, and was then blended and bottled. The finished-wine analysis also reports free SO2 of 27 mg/L and volatile acidity of 0.58 g/L.
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2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 1.51 g/L
pH 3.16
Total Acidity 6.46 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Semillon
Semillon100%
Region Elgin
Soil Rocky outcrop
Elevation 233.0 meters
Orientation Se-Facing Slope
Fermentation Vessels Amphora, New French Oak Barrels, Old French Oak Barrels
Pressing Method Whole Bunches Pressed
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Lees Aging 10 months
Oak Types new and old French oak
Sulfites 82.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Diam
Production Details Single-vineyard Semillon from Elgin, Ward Valley Road. Vines grow on a rocky outcrop in the cool-climate Elgin Valley, trained with vertical shoot positioning on a traditional 3-wire trellis system at 233m above sea level on a SE-facing slope. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness and cooled overnight to 4C, then whole-bunch pressed the next morning. Juice underwent spontaneous fermentation in amphora and new and old French oak. The wine received one sulfur addition in deep winter, spent 10 months on the lees, then was blended and bottled.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 2.5 g/L
pH 3.49
Total Acidity 5.5 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Semillon
Semillon100%
Region Elgin
Soil Rocky outcrop
Elevation 233.0 meters
Orientation Se-Facing Slope
Fermentation Vessels Amphora, New French Oak Barrels, Old French Oak Barrels
Pressing Method Whole Bunches Pressed
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Lees Aging 10 months
Oak Types new and old French oak
Sulfites 72.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Single-vineyard Semillon from Elgin, Ward Valley Road. Vines grow on a rocky outcrop in the cool-climate Elgin Valley, trained with vertical shoot positioning on a traditional 3-wire trellis system at 233m above sea level on a SE-facing slope. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness and cooled overnight to 4C, then whole-bunch pressed the next morning. Juice underwent spontaneous fermentation in amphora and new and old French oak. The wine received one sulfur addition in deep winter, spent 10 months on the lees, then was blended and bottled.
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Residual Sugar 1.8 g/L
pH 3.35
Total Acidity 5.8 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Sémillon
Region Elgin
Soil Rocky outcrop
Elevation 233.0 meters
Orientation Se-Facing Slope
Fermentation Vessels amphora and new and old French oak
Pressing Method Whole-Bunch Pressed
Natural Yeast Yes
Oak Types new and old French oak
Sulfites 93.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Single-vineyard Sémillon from Valley Road ward, Elgin. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, cooled overnight to 4°C, whole-bunch pressed the following morning, and spontaneously fermented in amphora and new and old French oak. The wine received one sulfur addition in deep winter, spent 10 months on the lees, and was then blended and bottled. The finished-wine analysis also reports free SO2 of 33 mg/L and volatile acidity of 0.57 g/L.
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2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.38%
Residual Sugar 2.6 g/L
pH 3.59
Total Acidity 5.12 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties Sémillon
Region Elgin
Soil Rocky outcrop
Elevation 233.0 meters
Orientation Se-Facing Slope
Pressing Method Whole-Bunch Pressed
Natural Yeast Yes
Oak Types old French oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details The 2020 returned to entirely Elgin fruit after the 2018 and 2019 wines included one-third Baardskeerdersbos Sémillon. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, cooled overnight to 4°C, whole-bunch pressed, spontaneously fermented, given one sulfur addition in deep winter, matured for 10 months on the lees, blended, and bottled. The page conflicts internally on oak: its introductory description specifies amphora and old French oak components, while its detailed winemaking section says amphora plus new and old French oak; the presence of new oak is therefore not proposed as settled.
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2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Residual Sugar 1.77 g/L
pH 3.15
Total Acidity 5.88 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Sémillon
Region Elgin
Sites 2/3 Elgin and 1/3 Baardskeerdersbos
Fermentation Vessels French oak and 330 L clay amphora
Oak Types French oak
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details The final blend comprised three equal Sémillon components: one-third Elgin fruit fermented and aged in French oak for one and a half years, one-third Elgin fruit fermented and aged in a 330 L clay amphora, and one-third Baardskeerdersbos fruit fermented and aged in a 330 L clay amphora. The producer also states that grapes were picked when fully developed to produce a riper-style Sémillon.
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2016 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Sémillon
Region Elgin
Sites 100% Elgin vineyards; Valley Road ward
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details The producer describes the 2016 as a straight Sémillon sourced entirely from Elgin vineyards in Valley Road ward. Grapes were picked when fully developed to produce a riper-style, reductive Sémillon.
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2014 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Semillon
Semillon100%
Region Elgin
Soil Rocky outcrop
Elevation 233.0 meters
Orientation Se-Facing Slope
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Single-vineyard Semillon from Elgin, Ward Valley Road. Producer describes vines growing on a rocky outcrop in the cool-climate Elgin Valley, trained with vertical shoot positioning on a traditional 3-wire trellis system at 233m above sea level on a SE-facing slope.
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2013 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Semillon
Semillon100%
Region Elgin
Soil Rocky outcrop
Elevation 233.0 meters
Orientation Se-Facing Slope
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Single-vineyard Semillon from Elgin, Ward Valley Road. Producer describes vines growing on a rocky outcrop in the cool-climate Elgin Valley, trained with vertical shoot positioning on a traditional 3-wire trellis system at 233m above sea level on a SE-facing slope.
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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