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Blankbottle Wines– Dinner @ Toronto Lawn Tennis Club (TLTC)

Tue, February 11, 2025 (6:30 PM - 9:30 PM)

Toronto Lawn & Tennis Club
44 Price Street
Toronto, Ontario M4W 1Z4
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Cost: Members $115, Guests $130

The BlankBottle Winery is located on a farm outside Somerset West in South Africa’s Western Cape. Critically-acclaimed Winemaker Peter Walser's operation is unconventional to say the least. There are no signs, no formal wine tasting facilities, he owns no vineyards and rarely makes the same wine twice - a unique approach which has gained him a considerable cult following. The philosophy behind his winemaking is simply not to think too much about it and that one should care much more about enjoying what is actually in the bottle rather than the contents of the label. Hence he deliberately leaves his labels quite vague, freeing him to explore a vast range of styles and varieties without limitations. The result is over 40 different small lots of unique low intervention wines made exclusively with small batches of grapes bought from around 60 vineyards all over the Western Cape.


Join us as we explore this special window into an outstanding winery and unique wine tasting opportunity.



The Wines

Reception:


Waterkloof Circle of Life 2023


Stellenbosch (14%)


The Circle of Life White is a co-fermented blend of Sauvignon Blanc (69%), Chenin Blanc (26%) and Semillon (5%) from two very windy parcels on the dramatic Waterkloof estate. Straw, jasmineand chamomile aromas are complemented by a palate of citrus, gooseberry and stone fruit flavours, tangy minerality and a dab of oak. 


 

Dinner:


Blankbottle Smaug the Magnificent 2021


Voor Paardeberg (13.5%)


Smaug is a Voor Paardeberg cuvée of 35% Roussanne, 25% Verdelho, 17% Grenache Blanc, 13% Greanche Gris. Coiled like a spring, this combines fynbos and beeswax aromas with a steely palate of green fig, lemon zest and greengage.


 

Blankbottle ISA 42 2021


Stellenbosch (14.5%)


100% Merlot. From a vineyard on the Simonsberg, this has notes of blueberries, and then also lots of violet character, and a charming, saline, mineral finish. Brilliant.


 

Blankbottle But Why? 2021


Ceres Plateau (14%)


100% Cabernet Sauvignon. But Why? shows the freshness and precision of its high-altitude source at 750 metres in Ceres. Driven by acidity and minerality, it combines granular tannins with stylish 30%


new wood and redcurrant and blackcurrant leaf flavours.



Blankbottle Confessions of a White Glove Chaser 2020


Stellenbosch (14.5%)


55% Cabernet Franc- with 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot for support. Graceful yet with terrific concentration, velvety with a savoury, earthy touch making it very complex. Textured and perfumed, it's very much a Graphite, bramble and black cherry flavours complete the palate. 

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