BLANKbottle Aasvoël, Stellenbosch

Vintage 2022
750 ML

HK$178.00

Score: TA93

One of a number of Verdelhos from vines on the lower slopes of the Helderberg, this is a very pure, concrete egg-fermented expression of the variety, showing greengage and lemon peel flavours, plenty of stony minerality and a focused, pithy, mouth-watering finish. 2023-28

Tim Atkin MW 93

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Description

Wine Name BLANKbottle Aasvoël, Stellenbosch
Vintage 2022
Unit Size 750 ML
Region South Africa
Type Still
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Grape 100% Verdelho
Alcohol 13.5%
Producer Info

The rebellious winemaker Pieter Hauptfleisch Walser started his label BLANKbottle because he was “fed up of tasting wines with fancy labels and wanted to create a wine brand that you could judge only on quality, not looks”. The birth of BLANKBOTTLE was In 2004, a lady came to Pieter. She wanted to buy anything but Shiraz. “I don’t drink Shiraz”, were her exact words. He poured her a glass of wine. She loved it and bought 3 cases. It was a straight Shiraz.

BLANKbottle is breaking every rule in the book. No label has any information about varietals or blends, and yet their wines are found in some of the world’s trendiest and most exclusive restaurants.

Using minimal-intervention winemaking techniques in the cellar enables them to make wines that show individuality. 66 different vineyards – 90 separate fermentations (Concrete egg / Amphora / neutral and new oak) 47 different wines, spontaneous fermentations, each telling its own unique story.

 

Additional information

Unit Size

750 ML

Vintage

2021