Blankbottle Master of None 2021

A madcap blend of a multitude of grapes from various vineyards

Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau), Cinsault, Pinot Noir (Pinot Nero), and PinotageFernao Pires, Chardonnay, and Chenin Blanc

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Red Fruit and Black Fruit, Leather / Earthy

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

Origin: Coastal Region (Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Swartland, Constantia & More), South Africa

Grape Varietals:
Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau), Cinsault, Pinot Noir (Pinot Nero), and Pinotage
Fernao Pires, Chardonnay, and Chenin Blanc

Winemaking:
Organic, Minimal Intervention, and Vegan Friendly
Destemmed, Direct Press, Whole Bunch, Wild yeast, Extended Skin Contact, and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
French Fries, Grilled Chicken

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Ngoh Hiang, Vadai

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

Description

Blankbottle Master of None 2021

This wine comes out of a request for a red wine to partner the Blankbottle Moment of Silence.

Grape Varietals & Region: A red blend of SWARTLAND Grenache, WELLINGTON Grenache, BREEDEKLOOF Cinsaut, ELGIN Pinot Noir, SWARTLAND Chenin Blanc, SWARTLAND Fernao Pirez, STELLENBOSCH Chardonnay and STELLENBOSCH Pinotage.

Taste Profile: This wine is a madcap blend of Grenache, Cinsault, Pinot Noir and Pinotage, with 16% white grape varieties blended in too. It's a very juicy, very drinkable wine that has lots of strawberry juice, cherry, blackcurrant leaf, pomegranate and earthy notes. It's best served chilled. It's a fun little wine, not be taken too seriously.

Winemaking Process: The reds were picked at optimal ripeness and cooled overnight to 4 degrees celsius. The next morning the grapes were part destemmed and part taken as whole bunches to open top fermenters. Fermented spontaneously and left on the skins for 3 weeks. Pressed into older French oak barrels. 10 months in barrel, blended and bottled. The white were pressed as whole bunches with no additives. The juice underwent spontaneous fermentation in French oak. 10 months on the leese, blended and bottled.

Bright & Easy Reds

Easy drinking red wines with bright fruit aromas and low tannins. The wines are often released without much aging in tank, oak barrels or bottle, and are meant to be drunk early

These wines typically can be nejoyed without food, and are usually served cooler. They can be light bodied wines like Beaujolais, or light extraction styles that do not emphasize tannin & color extraction