2023 Blank Canvas Abstract Sauvignon Blanc

靈魂 Hook：來自Marlborough 的橡木野釀白酒，層次感像場小型發現旅程。

為什麼選它？
1) 橡木與酒泥陳年 -> 口感有厚度但不失清爽，入口有奶油感又帶緊實酸度。
2) 家族式再生農法、乾種植 -> 土壤味道鮮明，礦物感和能量更突出。
3) 野生酵母與自然乳酸發酵 -> 帶出香料、蜂蠟和微妙酯類的複雜性。

侍酒師私房筆記：一倒杯就見活力——先是花果、柑橘與蜂蠟香，唇齒間則是微奶油的酒泥質地，隨溫度上升跑出青瓜、蜜瓜與淡淡物料的白胡椒感。橡木不搶戲，反而把口感撐得更圓、更耐飲。建議醒半小時，吃海鮮或重口亞洲小菜時最能發揮。

田地與釀造：Holdaway 家族世代耕作，採乾種植、免耕與混種間行，提升土壤有機質。採整串輕壓後只取自由流出汁，入三至五年法國大桶，自然發酵、不攪桶，14個月酒泥陳放造就了現在這種細緻黏稠的口感。

場景化配餐指南：週末海鮮大餐、朋友小聚的中式點心拼盤、或是配上香草烤雞都非常合拍。

降維打擊對比：比起同價位多數清爽單一的白酒，這款有著少見的桶陳深度與再生農法背景——像是以合理價買到一瓶“有故事、有口感”的精品款。

Soul Hook: Textured, wild‑ferment white from Marlborough that drinks like a discovery.

Why choose it?
1) Oak & lees ageing -> Offers a creamy, layered mouthfeel without losing freshness.
2) Regenerative, dry‑farmed vineyard -> Distinct mineral tension and focused energy.
3) Wild yeast + native MLF -> Complex, savoury notes that evolve in the glass.

Sommelier's Notes: The 2023 'Abstract' arrives medium‑to‑full, with bright citrus top notes, orchard flowers and a beeswax sheen that opens to green melon, physalis and grapefruit. The oak influence is present but measured — lees complexity and a gentle, natural malolactic fermentation round the palate into a textured, slightly phenolic finish. Decant briefly (about 30 minutes) to reveal its layered profile.

Winemaking & Vineyard: Grapes are whole‑bunch pressed; only the free‑run juice went to seasoned French oak puncheons and the wine fermented spontaneously on full solids. No barrel stirring, natural malolactic fermentation and 14 months on lees give weight and nuance. The Holdaway family’s dry‑farmed, mixed‑species inter‑row regenerative approach and zero‑till policy contribute deeper soil character and notable minerality.

Occasion / Pairing: Great chilled for summer seafood feasts, creamy pasta with herb pesto, or as a refined counterpoint to umami‑rich Asian small plates. Ideal for a weekend dinner with friends or a celebratory roast.

Competitive Edge: Delivers complexity and oak‑driven texture often found in far pricier barrel‑fermented whites, but with the provenance and sustainable farming that savvy drinkers prize.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13.5%
• Decant Time: 30 minutes
• Taste: orchard blossom, beeswax, citrus zest, zesty, white spice, light phenolic, leesy, creamy texture, green melon, cape gooseberry, grapefruit, apple, sandy minerality, persistent, energetic, long finish, French oak
• Food Matching: Manchego, Parmesan, Sui gyoza (pork dumplings), Thai egg noodles with king crab, Pasta with pesto, Ossau-Iraty, Grilled scallops, Roast chicken with herbs
• Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc ,

Winery

Blank Canvas Wines — 由 Matt Thomson 與 Sophie Parker-Thomson 擁有，專注小批量手工與可持續栽培

Blank Canvas Wines (owners: Matt Thomson & Sophie Parker-Thomson)