Blankbottle Winery

Superb blend of Chenin , white Grenache and Viognier. All three are fermented separately in old oak, amphora and clay vats. This as well as some skin contact gives lovely texture and body to the wine. Slightly saline finish. A Cellar Door team favourite.

Country: South Africa

Region: Wellington

Grapes: Chenin Blanc 79%,
Grenache Blanc 13%,
Viognier 8%

ABV: 13.5%

Blankbottle Wine

Food Match: Poultry or fish dishes with rich, creamy sauce such as mushroom.

A lovely blend of Grenache, Cinsault, Pinot Noir and Pinotage, with 16% white grape varieties blended in too. Very juicy, very drinkable! Serve chilled - lots of strawberry juice, cherry and earthy notes too, blackcurrant leaf and pomegranate.

Country: South Africa

Region: Voor-Paardeberg, Swartland

 Grapes: Grenache, Cinsault, Pinot Noir and Pinotage plus some white varietals too!

ABV: 13.5%

A deliciously unique blend, with lime and rose petals, green apple, orange zest, backed with toasted almond characters, multi-layered and charmingly complex. Reflecting Pieter’s focus on overlooked, high-quality vineyards.

Country: South Africa

Region: Western Cape

Grapes: Grenache Blanc, Clairette Blanche, Fernão Pires, Semillon and Verdelho

ABV: 13.5%

The combination of fruit from 17 Western Cape sites, including Grenache Blanc (Piekenierskloof), Clairette Blanche and Fernão Pires (Swartland), plus Semillon (Elgin) and Verdelho (Voor Paardeberg), brought together in this defining blend created from Pieter's conscious brain. His favourite barrels, tank selections and varietals from a range of different sites across the winelands, then aged 10 months in old French oak.

Winemakers don't come much more creatively brilliant than the genius that is Pieter Walser. He's the sort of man that's had more fantastic ideas before breakfast than we manage in a whole week and that talent shines through in his wines. Each comes with a story often as captivating as they are mystifying so we've asked him to record a few to give you an insight into the magic behind the vino!