BLANKBOTTLE Little William 2018 Magnum 1500ml
- SKU:
- 3344065
- UPC:
- 6009801547268
Back in 2016 BLANKBottle’s Pieter H. Walser was driving back from the extremely high vineyard (750m above sea level) in the Ceres Plateau where this Syrah comes from in his old Toyota. Coming around a sharp bend he saw something in the middle of the road and jammed on his breaks. When he finally came to a stop he saw that it was a little boy dressed in a nappy and white t-shirt. Unsure what to do with him he took him out of the road and decided to watch and see what direction the little lad would head off in. Sure enough he started to head along the road over a bridge and towards a farmhouse Pieter following for protection behind him. When he arrived at the farmhouse the missing boy’s mum ran out screaming his name. As you’ve probably guessed he was called William and this wine is named after the experience.
When it comes to the Little William Syrah Pieter H. Walser considers this “probably our best to date.” 100% whole bunches were foot stomped spontaneously fermented and matured in old French oak for a year it’s a Syrah for the Pinot Noir over. Precise and pure it displays gorgeously crunchy fresh fruit the zip of mint and a seasoning of salt and pepper. The only problem is that it’s so enjoyable one magnum might not be enough.
Pieter Hauptfleisch Walser is probably one of the coolest guys on the planet. He’s a man who doesn’t know how to label himself. Winemaker IT guy marketer négociant surf dude punk artist polymath… he’s all these things and more. He’s complicated much like his wines which also don’t give much away by their labels. His story began with a customer who came to see him and said she wanted to buy anything but Shiraz because she wasn’t a fan of that particular grape. He listened to what kinds of things she preferred and ended up serving her a Shiraz that he hadn’t labelled yet. She loved it and went away with three cases. From there on Peter decided not to provide too much information on his labels so that the wine will be judged on just the quality and the way it tastes. He sometimes makes 30 different wines a year half of which are one-offs never to be repeated. He travels all over the Western Cape uncovering an eclectic array of grapes and wines he’s even made a blended wine by hooking himself up to an electroencephalogram (EEG) machine and measuring his emotional response to the taste of the components. His honest and experimental approach to winemaking has garnered him a cult following and listings everywhere from Chiltern Firehouse to Nobu and of course at the OXO Tower.
SKU No.: 3344065
Style No.: 848082
Grapes: Shiraz/Syrah
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 13%
Volume: 1500ml
Allergens: Sulphites
Back in 2016 BLANKBottle’s Pieter H. Walser was driving back from the extremely high vineyard (750m above sea level) in the Ceres Plateau where this Syrah comes from in his old Toyota. Coming around a sharp bend he saw something in the middle of the road and jammed on his breaks. When he finally came to a stop he saw that it was a little boy dressed in a nappy and white t-shirt. Unsure what to do with him he took him out of the road and decided to watch and see what direction the little lad would head off in. Sure enough he started to head along the road over a bridge and towards a farmhouse Pieter following for protection behind him. When he arrived at the farmhouse the missing boy’s mum ran out screaming his name. As you’ve probably guessed he was called William and this wine is named after the experience.
When it comes to the Little William Syrah Pieter H. Walser considers this “probably our best to date.” 100% whole bunches were foot stomped spontaneously fermented and matured in old French oak for a year it’s a Syrah for the Pinot Noir over. Precise and pure it displays gorgeously crunchy fresh fruit the zip of mint and a seasoning of salt and pepper. The only problem is that it’s so enjoyable one magnum might not be enough.
Pieter Hauptfleisch Walser is probably one of the coolest guys on the planet. He’s a man who doesn’t know how to label himself. Winemaker IT guy marketer négociant surf dude punk artist polymath… he’s all these things and more. He’s complicated much like his wines which also don’t give much away by their labels. His story began with a customer who came to see him and said she wanted to buy anything but Shiraz because she wasn’t a fan of that particular grape. He listened to what kinds of things she preferred and ended up serving her a Shiraz that he hadn’t labelled yet. She loved it and went away with three cases. From there on Peter decided not to provide too much information on his labels so that the wine will be judged on just the quality and the way it tastes. He sometimes makes 30 different wines a year half of which are one-offs never to be repeated. He travels all over the Western Cape uncovering an eclectic array of grapes and wines he’s even made a blended wine by hooking himself up to an electroencephalogram (EEG) machine and measuring his emotional response to the taste of the components. His honest and experimental approach to winemaking has garnered him a cult following and listings everywhere from Chiltern Firehouse to Nobu and of course at the OXO Tower.
SKU No.: 3344065
Style No.: 848082