Confessions Of A White Glove Chaser

This wine pairs well with hearty dishes such as beef, lamb, poultry, and game (e.g., venison). Its rich fruit flavors and structured tannins complement roasted meats and savory stews.

The grapes for this wine are sourced from vineyards located on the lower slopes of the Helderberg, overlooking False Bay in South Africa. The vineyards are situated approximately 100 meters above sea level on southwest-facing slopes, benefiting from the cooling maritime influence and optimal sun exposure.

The wine matured in small French oak barrels, with 25% being new oak, for a period of 18 months before blending and bottling.

After harvesting at optimal ripeness, the grapes were cooled overnight to 4°C. The following day, they were destemmed into open-top fermenters. Fermentation occurred spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, and the juice remained on the skins for an extended period to enhance color and tannin extraction. The wine was then pressed into French oak barrels for maturation.

BLANKbottle has broken just about every mould there is with close to 40 different wines produced every year and almost half of them never to be repeated. No label bares information about grape varietal(s) or blend. It all started in 2004 when a lady came to Pieter to buy some wine and asked for anything but Shiraz. “I don’t drink Shiraz” were her exact words. Pieter poured her a glass of wine. She loved it and bought 3 cases. It was 100% Shiraz. Pieter says: “It’s true, we do judge a book by its cover”. This is why Walser only indicates whether the bottle is red or white – he never gives mention to the grape varietal(s). “I want nothing on my labels”.