2025 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Residual Sugar 1.5 g/L
pH 3.73
Total Acidity 5.3 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Grenache Noir 100%
Region Piekenierskloof
Soil Weathered sandstone
Fermentation Vessels open-top fermenter; older French-oak small barrels
Natural Yeast Yes
Oak Types older French oak
Used Oak Only Yes
Sulfites 72.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Diam
Production Details The 2025 comes from old, high-altitude bush vines in a single vineyard on Paleisheuwel Road, Piekenierskloof; a neighbouring, even older vineyard was added for this vintage. Fruit was picked at optimal ripeness, cooled overnight to 4°C, destemmed and crushed into an open-top fermenter. Free-run juice was drained away, leaving skins and pulp to ferment spontaneously and remain on skins for as long as possible. The wine was pressed into older French-oak small barrels, matured in barrel for 10 months, then blended and bottled. The importer reports that 100% of the wine was oaked with no new oak. Finished-wine supplementary analysis was free SO2 26 mg/L and volatile acidity 0.95 g/L.
Tasting Notes Raspberry ripple, fynbos-scented, spice, supple tannins, intensity and delicacy
Food Pairing Lamb cutlets, duck, or grilled Mediterranean vegetables with herbs
2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 1.3 g/L
pH 3.71
Total Acidity 5.3 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Grenache
Grenache100%
Region Piekenierskloof
Soil Sandstone
Fermentation Vessels Open Top Fermenter, Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Aging 10 months
Oak Types older French oak
Sulfites 78.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Diam
Production Details 100% Piekenierskloof Grenache Noir from Paleisheuwel Road. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, cooled overnight to 4 degrees Celsius, destemmed and crushed into an open-top fermenter. Free-run juice was removed, the skins and pulp fermented spontaneously, and the wine was pressed into older French oak small barrels for 10 months before blending and bottling.
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2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 1.68 g/L
pH 4.04
Total Acidity 5.12 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Grenache
Grenache100%
Region Piekenierskloof
Soil Sandstone
Fermentation Vessels Open Top Fermenter, Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Aging 10 months
Oak Types older French oak
Sulfites 48.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details 100% Piekenierskloof Grenache Noir from Paleisheuwel Road. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, cooled overnight to 4 degrees Celsius, destemmed and crushed into an open-top fermenter. Free-run juice was removed, the skins and pulp fermented spontaneously, and the wine was pressed into older French oak small barrels for 10 months before blending and bottling.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 1.8 g/L
pH 3.9
Total Acidity 4.91 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Grenache
Grenache100%
Region Piekenierskloof
Soil Sandstone
Fermentation Vessels Open Top Fermenter, Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Aging 10 months
Oak Types older French oak
Sulfites 78.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details 100% Piekenierskloof Grenache Noir from Paleisheuwel Road. Grapes were picked at optimal ripeness, cooled overnight to 4 degrees Celsius, destemmed and crushed into an open-top fermenter. Free-run juice was removed, the skins and pulp fermented spontaneously, and the wine was pressed into older French oak small barrels for 10 months before blending and bottling.
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Residual Sugar 2 g/L
pH 3.88
Total Acidity 5.23 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Grenache Noir 100%
Region Piekenierskloof
Soil Sandstone
Sulfites 76.0 ppm
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details The 2021 wine came from an old, high-altitude, single bush-vine vineyard on sandstone soil at Paleisheuwel Road, Piekenierskloof. Finished-wine supplementary analysis was free SO2 33 mg/L and volatile acidity 0.67 g/L. The archived page supplies no 2021-specific vinification or maturation description, so none is inferred from later vintages.
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2018 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 1.3 g/L
pH 3.77
Total Acidity 4.82 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Grenache, Cinsaut, Pinot Noir
Grenache
Cinsaut
Pinot Noir
Region Piekenierskloof
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Blend of Grenache Noir, Cinsaut, and Pinot Noir from the Western Cape.
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| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
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| Wine-SearcherLWIN 1853955 | — | — | wine-searcher.com ↗ |
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