2020 Blank Canvas Abstract Sauvignon Blanc

帶鹹礦感與奶油質地的 Marlborough 小精品，喝得到田間功夫與桶味細緻度。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 法國老桶長熟 -> 中段飽滿但不膩，口感有厚度；
2) 野生發酵 + 原生泥渣留存 -> 層次多、帶鹹香與礦感，不像大牌那般單一；
3) 乾耕、再生農法 -> 果實更集中，土壤帶來的風土氣息明顯。

【侍酒師私房筆記】打開有黑加侖芽與白花香，緊接著是香草和火石感。入口先是清脆的柑橘皮，隨即被乳化的酵泥與微弱乳酸軟化，尾段帶點鼠尾草的草本調與海鹽感。口腔質地偏厚但不重，適合慢慢品、也能陪菜。

【釀製與葡萄園】葡萄以整串輕壓取汁，僅取自由流出果汁入桶；放進三到五年法國大桶，以野生酵母自然發酵、整體不上桶攪動，桶中陳年約14–15個月並發生自然乳酸化。Holdaway 家族長年務農，實施零耕、覆蓋作物與堆肥，土壤健康度高，該三列地塊更採乾耕，這些做法把風土感帶進酒裡。

【場景化配餐】想像周五晚上小餐館：一籠豚肉燒賣、青醬義大利麵或簡單的海鮮麵，都能把酒的鹹礦與奶油感襯出來。

【降維打擊對比】比起同價位常見的清新款，這瓶有真正的桶陳與田間管理支持的深度——不是靠噱頭，而是土壤與釀法換來的厚度與陳年潛力。

Oak-aged Marlborough with wild-ferment texture — a savoury, mineral-driven white that drinks like a small luxury.

【Why choose it?】1) Seasoned French oak maturation -> delivers creamy mid-palate weight without losing freshness. 2) Wild yeast + full solids fermentation -> layered savoury complexity and lees-driven texture. 3) Dry‑farmed, regenerative vineyard -> concentration and a distinct mineral signature you won’t find in mass-market bottlings.

【Sommelier private notes】On the nose there’s an intense perfume of blackcurrant bud and white florals, then vanilla and flint. The palate opens with bright citrus rind and lime, rounded by lees creaminess and gentle natural malolactic softness. Oak contributes fine-spun spice and vanilla rather than heavy toast — think textured, saline, and long.

【Winemaking & Vineyard】Grapes were whole-bunch pressed; only free-run juice went to seasoned French oak puncheons. Natural wild fermentation, full solids and no barrel stirring; matured on lees for 14–15 months with natural malolactic fermentation. The Holdaway family’s dry‑farmed, inter-row mixed-species, zero‑till parcel yields concentrated fruit and healthy soils — a regenerative approach that shows in the wine’s depth and minerality.

【Occasion / Pairing】Great for an elevated weeknight: pair with pork gyoza, pesto pasta, or a crab noodle dish. Also sings with aged sheep cheeses and citrus-forward seafood.

【Competitive Edge】More textured and age-worthy than typical region whites at this price — boutique farming, wild ferment and extended oak ageing give serious complexity without the luxury price tag.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13.5%
• Decant Time: 45 minutes
• Taste: blackcurrant bud, white florals, flinty minerality, lees creaminess, vanilla, citrus zest (lime/lemon), mandarin, sage, saline/savoury, gunpowder/stone
• Food Matching: Sui gyoza (pork dumplings), Thai egg noodles with king crab, Pasta with pesto, Manchego or Parmesan, Ossau-Iraty sheep cheese
• Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc : 100%,

Winery

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