BLANKbottle 747 - 2004

BLANK bottle booming!!! My new brand BLANKbottle™ really took off in an unexpected way. Personally I think that the average person is frustrated at having to pay exorbitant prices for their every day drinking wine. Combining value for money, door to door delivery and the mystery behind each BLANKbottle™, batch number 3-43 sold out in a flash. The only difference between 3-43 and 7-47 is the origin of the grapes. 3-43 came from Robertson valley and 7-47 is from Somerset West. Shiraz 2004 Origin Stellenbosch Volume: 2100 Bottles (6 barrels) Tasting notes: Deep, dark cherry-red colour with inviting aromas of spice and wild berry fruit, complemented by smoky flavours on a smooth full bodied palate. A versatile wine partnered well with beef, fillet, lamb, venison, smoked gammon and exotic cheeses. The wine has very soft tannins and is ready for immediate consumption, with good ageing potential (8 to 10 years). The grapes came from a very good block of Shiraz on the slopes of the Helderberg facing False Bay. This is a typical cool climate Shiraz. The wine was made in a well known winery in Somerset West. After fermentation in Stainless steel tanks the wine was aged for 14 months in 50 % French and 50 % American oak barrels. After final blending the wine was bottled on 6 September 2005. The 2003 Shiraz from the same vineyard did very well last year. I bottled it in June 2004 under the Rocco de Villiers brand for one of my clients. The wine won a silver medal at the Veritas 2004. The “well known” Rust & Vrede Shiraz also won silver and it sells for R 140 per bottle, giving you an idea of the comparative quality of the wine. Analysis: Alcohol: 13.41% pH: 3.59 Acid: 5.53 g/l Residual Sugar: 1.84 g/l