
BLANKbottle "Smaug the Magnificent" Western Cape White Blend 2023
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What We Think
Vin Chicago: 93 Points
(5/2025) Smaug the Magnificent always blows us away, and this vintage might be our favorite one yet! Ripe and roaring, 2023 Smaug explodes with peach, pear, honey and some fresh citrus for good measure, all coiled up in a tightly-bound, 13% ABV package with some really nice acidity to keep everything in perfect check. This is just so delicious, begging to please both longtime lovers of Pieter Walser's wines as well as first time romantics to them. Juicy and unctuous, 2023 Smaug has soared to new heights!