Blankbottle My Koffer 2022

A wine to cherish old memories

Cinsault

$61.00

Quantity

Learn More

Red Fruit and Herbaceous, Sweet Spice

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

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

Grape Varietals:
Cinsault

Winemaking:
Organic and Vegan Friendly
Destemmed, Direct Press, Whole Bunch, and Wild yeast

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Pomegraate Rockette Salad, Grilled Chicken

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Orange Chicken, Briyani

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 My Koffer 2022

'Koffer' means suitcase in Afrikaans, and this wine is the winemaker's ode to a 'suitcase full of memories' after 12 years of working with the Breedekloof-based farming family from whom he sources the Cinsault grapes.

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Cinsault. Raised bush vine vineyard on the valley floor of the Breedekloof.

Taste Profile: Fresh and floral on the nose with classic flavours of cherries and strawberries, this is an elegant wine with wonderful structure and a moreish character.

Winemaking Process: The grapes were picked at optimal ripeness and cooled overnight to 4 degrees celsius. The next morning the grapes were hand sorted and transferred to tank - 30% whole bunches. The balance of the grapes were de-stemmed on top of the whole clusters. The juice underwent spontaneous fermentation in open top fermenters and received 1 punchdown per day. After 2 - 3 weeks, pressed into older French oak, 8 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