{"product_id":"the-blankbottle-experience","title":"The BLANKbottle Experience","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"430\" data-start=\"316\"\u003eThis is not just a wine box.\u003cbr data-end=\"347\" data-start=\"344\"\u003eIt’s a collection of real moments , unexpected, unfiltered, and captured in bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"647\" data-start=\"432\"\u003eBLANKbottle wines are born from instinct, observation, and lived experience. No formulas. No fixed styles. Just vineyards, decisions, and stories that unfolded in real time each one shaping the wine that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eEach wine has a story to tell, Experience the journey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"502\" data-start=\"220\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"255\" data-start=\"220\"\u003eBLANKbottle Pierre Le Cois 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e– \u003cem data-end=\"269\" data-start=\"258\"\u003e1 x 750ml Bottle - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"287\" data-start=\"272\"\u003eThe X-factor.\u003c\/em\u003e The “PIERRE-LE-COIS-EFFECT”  the person in the bakkie who sees the bigger picture. Experience, instinct, and like-minded thinking come together to guide vines toward their ultimate expression, season after season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"883\" data-start=\"509\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"536\" data-start=\"509\"\u003eBLANKbottle ISA 42 202\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 – \u003cem data-end=\"550\" data-start=\"539\"\u003e1 x 750ml Bottle - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA return to Merlot after a decade — driven by the pursuit of both power and finesse. The breakthrough: weathered granite soils on the Helderberg. Not something you taste directly, but something you feel — a balance of soil and careful viticulture. Structured, serious, and bottled in the original BLANKbottle “little black” label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1242\" data-start=\"890\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"946\" data-start=\"890\"\u003eBLANKbottle Confessions of a White Glove Chaser 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e– \u003cem data-end=\"960\" data-start=\"949\"\u003e1 x 750ml Bottle - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNo budget for consultants led to a different strategy: follow the best. Spotting vineyard crews in white gloves working for top-tier, consultant-driven projects  became the guide. Where they bought, I bought as close as possible. A simple, creative shortcut to site selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1566\" data-start=\"1249\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1284\" data-start=\"1249\"\u003eBLANKbottle Little William 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e– \u003cem data-end=\"1298\" data-start=\"1287\"\u003e1 x 750ml Bottle - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA near miss on a winding road revealed a toddler standing alone. Safely returned home, the moment lingered  until years later, in a Cape Town hospital, the story unexpectedly came full circle. Not Knysna, not a bar  but coffee in hand, and the real William found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1862\" data-start=\"1573\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1606\" data-start=\"1573\"\u003eBLANKbottle Familiemoord 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e– \u003cem data-end=\"1620\" data-start=\"1609\"\u003e1 x 750ml Bottle - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA sandpit project turned into a full police investigation. What neighbours thought was a crime scene a shallow grave and a “missing child”  was in fact an innocent afternoon with my son. Misinterpretation, panic… and eventually, relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2128\" data-start=\"1869\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1895\" data-start=\"1869\"\u003eBLANKbottle Jimmy 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e– \u003cem data-end=\"1909\" data-start=\"1898\"\u003e1 x 750ml Bottle - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eInspired by a Suzuki Jimmy that outperformed everything else on a muddy farm. Small, capable, and relentless. Much like the Verdelho grape  thriving in heat, holding acidity, and demanding perfect timing at harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2393\" data-start=\"2135\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2162\" data-start=\"2135\"\u003eBLANKbottle Seelug 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e– \u003cem data-end=\"2176\" data-start=\"2165\"\u003e1 x 750ml Bottle  - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSampling Chardonnay on the Helderberg, watching offshore winds turn onshore. Then it hit  \u003cem data-end=\"2278\" data-start=\"2270\"\u003eSeelug\u003c\/em\u003e. Cool, salty ocean air wrapping the vineyard. That moment defines the wine: fresh, mineral, and shaped by the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2683\" data-start=\"2400\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2436\" data-start=\"2400\"\u003eBLANKbottle Kortpad Kaaptoe 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e– \u003cem data-end=\"2450\" data-start=\"2439\"\u003e1 x 750ml Bottle - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA shortcut to Cape Town led to a remote vineyard and a first encounter with Fernão Pires. Built for heat, harvested in multiple passes, and shaped across vessels. A wine born from detour, discovery, and embracing the unfamiliar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen a bottle — and let the story reveal itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mothercity Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41662102208535,"sku":"Excess Weight","price":2799.99,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3026\/9496\/files\/The_BLANKbottle_Experience_2_-_Mothercity_Liquor.jpg?v=1775658280","url":"https:\/\/mothercityliquor.co.za\/products\/the-blankbottle-experience","provider":"Mothercity Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}