Empire Strikes Back 2022, Blank Bottle Brandy dark and with notes of

dark and with notes of pine

this is a stunning

robust winter warmer

The house style of Speri favours a little less alcohol than some

Empire Strikes Back 2022, Blank Bottle Brandy dark and with notes ofThe Empire Strikes Back tells the story of Pieter leaping to the defence of Stellenbosch, the original old guard and empire of South African wine, in its fightback against the trendy new kid on the block, the Swartland. Now heres a white with plenty in the tank for the years to come. Beautifully complex Verdelho on display here, notes of pineapple, red apple, guava and citrus with some of the classical Verdelho nuttiness getting involved too.