2024 Blank Canvas Anandale Farm Riesling
來自 Anandale Farm 的低酒精微甜款,鹹礦物與檸檬白桃並存,喝了會想馬上配海鮮。
【為什麼選它?】
1) 早晨手採、快速送廠 -> 果味乾淨、果香鮮活;
2) Sustainable + regenerative 農法 -> 喝得到土地的細節,買得安心;
3) 無橡木、低酒精 -> 酸度俐落、食物相容性高,開瓶就好喝。
【侍酒師私房筆記】先聞到檸檬皮和白桃,接著是青蘋果和一抹白花,齒頰留有類岩石的礦感和海鹽感。甜度偏向微甜,但酸度像刀口一樣把整體拉得很清爽,尾段有細緻的單寧感支撐,延展力好,適合當餐前酒或搭配味道有層次的小吃。建議冰鎮後開瓶靜置約15分鐘再喝。
【田地與釀造】安嫩代爾農場(Blind River)屬冷海洋氣候,土壤為粉沙、壤土夾砾石,植栽採可持續與再生農法。葡萄清晨手摘、整串輕壓取汁、靜置48小時自然澄清,低溫不鏽鋼發酵,冷卻鎖住想要的平衡感,完全不經橡木。瓶蓋是旋蓋,保持新鮮。
【場景化配餐】香港周末:一邊和朋友吃燒鰻串,一邊配幾碟小菜和雞尾酒小吃;或週日晚配味噌茄子、油醋沙律,整體清爽又有層次。
【降維打擊對比】比起同區大牌高價表現,Blank Canvas 以更親民的價格呈現相同的釀造細緻與田地表現,是追求質感卻想聰明消費的選擇。
A precise, sea-kissed off‑dry Riesling from a regenerative Marlborough plot — bright citrus and stone fruit with a saline, lingering finish.
【Why choose it?】
1) Hand‑picked fruit from Anandale Farm -> cleaner, fresher aromatics and purity on the palate.
2) Sustainable & regenerative viticulture -> feel-good provenance without compromise.
3) Low alcohol, unoaked style -> lively acidity and immediate drinkability for food pairing.
【Sommelier's Private Notes】Freshly cut lemon, white peach and green apple lead; a flinty, wet‑stone minerality and subtle saline edge balance a gentle off‑dry sweetness. The texture is focused — fine phenolic grip and a crisp acid line that carries to a long, vivid finish. Best enjoyed well chilled with just a short 15‑minute rest after opening.
【Winemaking & Vineyard】From Anandale Farm in Blind River, fruit is harvested by hand at dawn, whole‑bunch pressed and settled naturally for 48 hours. Fermentation in stainless steel at cool temperatures was gently arrested by chilling to retain balance. No oak, minimal intervention, cross‑flow filtered and bottled under screwcap. Soils are complex silt, loam and gravel in a cool maritime climate — the terroir shows through as tension and minerality.
【Occasions】A versatile companion for refined casual dining: late‑afternoon garden salads, weekend sushi, grilled eel skewers, or a sharing plate of smoked sausage and pickles.
【Competitive Edge】Offers the focus and precision of top Marlborough whites at a fraction of big‑label prices — sustainably farmed, meticulously handled fruit and an immediate, food‑friendly profile.
Specification
- Alcohol %: 9%
- Decant Time: 15 minutes
- Taste: off-dry, lemon, white peach, green apple, green melon, white rose, wet stone minerality, saline, bright acidity, fine phenolics, clean vivid finish
- Food Matching: Salads and green vegetables, Miso aubergine (Nasu dengaku), Spinach with pine nuts and raisins, Grilled eel skewer (Eel yakitori), Smoked sausage with turmeric
- Grape Variety:
Riesling
: 100.0%,
Winery
Blank Canvas Wines 由 Matt Thomson 與 Sophie Parker‑Thomson 經營,主打小批量、重視地塊表現的酒款。酒莊在安嫩代爾等園區推行 SWNZ 認證與再生農法,釀造上堅持低干預:快速處理果實、低溫不鏽鋼發酵、無橡木,讓土地細節跑出來。
Blank Canvas Wines is run by Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker‑Thomson, focused on small‑lot, terroir‑driven releases. The winery practices Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand certification and regenerative farming on sites like Anandale Farm, emphasizing minimal intervention in the cellar and precise fruit handling to showcase site character.