Blankbottle Autumn Equinox 2022

A wine made in accordance to the old tradition of picking grapes during the Autumn Equinox

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling

$61.00

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Stone Fruit, Citrus Fruit, and Mineral, Creamy / Buttery

BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Cape South Coast (Hermanus, Elgin, Walker Bay & More), South Africa

Grape Varietals:

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Riesling

Winemaking:

Wild yeast and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 7-12 Months Amphora (Quevri) and Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Pair with butter-roasted chicken, fish nuggets with aioli

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Grilled Hamachi, Tempura don, Oysters

The Blankbottle Winery

A winery that mainly produces one-off wines, having no indication of cultivar on the bottle, not only demands complete honesty when it comes to quality, but it allows Pieter the opportunity to introduce once-off limited runs of interesting wines

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Blankbottle Autumn Equinox 2022

Grape Varietals & Region: All based around the Autumn Equinox theory, which is mad enough but here we see a blend of Weisser Riesling, Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc from ELGIN... yeah, you read that correctly!

There is an old theory that the best vineyards ripen at the Autumn Equinox. Before the days of soil analysis and drones winemakers would decide what was planted where by seeing what ripens at the Autumn Equinox. So Syrah in Cote Rotie would ripen around the 20th of September for example (although things are changing slightly now with climate change).

In the Southern Hemisphere this is around the 20th of March so Pieter selected grapes that were harvested around this date that were at optimal ripeness.

Taste Profile: It's sappy, intense and very stony, with pear, lemon zest and lanolin notes and layers of intrigue and complexity

Winemaking Process: Made in a combination of Amphora and old French Oak, spend a year on the lees.

Bright & Mineral Whites

From the limestone character of Sancerre to the green, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc of Marlborough, this style group often shows off cut grass and wet stone. Often associated with coastal regions or limestone based terroir, these wines are characterised with crisp acidity, mineraiity, citrus tones, with a hint of grassiness