Description

• Alcohol %: 13.5%
• Decant Time: 45 minutes
• Taste: red cherry, strawberry, pressed roses, white pepper, fresh thyme, savory spice, chalky mouthfeel, juicy acidity, fine tannins, vanilla/soft oak spice
• Food Matching: Roast duck / Chinese roast duck, Duck, goose and game birds, Lamb (spiced or roasted), Beef jungle curry / Thai red curry, Pork with wide noodles, Mild to medium-strength game dishes
• Grape Variety: Pinot Noir : 100%,

Tasting note

品飲印象：香氣清雅，先是玫瑰花瓣和野草莓、紅櫻桃的果香，隱約帶出白胡椒與新鮮百里香的香料感。口中果味鮮明但不膩，帶有微妙的粉砂質地，酸度活潑、單寧細緻，法國橡木提供柔和的香草與辛香點綴。 酒莊與葡萄園：空白畫布酒莊由 Matt Thomson 與 Sophie Parker‑Thomson 經營，這款酒來自 Anthem 園，土壤為風積粉土與片麻岩淺層下的礫石沖積，平均植齡約 19 年，採高繩蔓與垂直枝架栽培，風土帶來線條感與鮮明酸度。 釀造與陳年：小批手摘採收，採用冷藏運輸至酒廠，保留 50% 果串完整入釀，其餘碾壓置於果串上，先行 4–5 天冷浸後以自然發酵，發酵期以人工下帽保持細緻萃取，約 14 天。之後在法國橡木桶陳 12 個月，瓶陳約 13 個月才上市。整體走低介入路線，強調園區與質地。 建議：醒酒約 30–60 分鐘可讓香氣更開，適合搭配燒鴨、香料偏重的羊肉或東南亞帶辣的肉類料理。

Tasting note: Perfumed and finely detailed, this Central Otago release opens with pressed-rose florals, bright red cherry and wild strawberry, edged by white pepper and a hint of fresh thyme. The palate is juicy and textural – a pleasing chalky mouthfeel carries layered red fruit, subtle savoury spice and soft vanilla from French oak. Fine, polished tannins and lively acidity keep the wine focused and balanced. Producer & vineyard: Crafted by Blank Canvas Wines (owners Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker‑Thomson), this wine comes from older, wind‑blown silt and schist loess sitting atop rocky schist and alluvial gravels. Vines are high‑cordon and VSP trained, averaging about 19 years old — a site that delivers clarity and energy. Winemaking & ageing: A small, hand‑picked parcel from the Anthem vineyard was refrigerated and trucked to the Marlborough winery. Winemakers left 50% of the clusters whole and crushed the rest over the bunches, then ran a 4–5 day cold soak followed by spontaneous fermentation with hand‑plunging through a 14‑day ferment. The wine matured 12 months in French oak barrels and spent roughly 13 months in bottle before release. Minimal intervention and careful oak integration give plush texture without hiding the site expression. Cellaring & drinking: Ready now but with potential through the early 2030s. Best enjoyed after a short decant (about 45 minutes) to open the perfume and mid‑palate texture.

Winery

空白畫布酒莊是由 Matt Thomson 與 Sophie Parker‑Thomson 經營的小型酒莊，專注於小地塊與風土呈現。團隊偏好低介入手法：選擇性手摘、部分整串入釀、自然發酵，並以法國橡木桶細緻陳年，保留果實的鮮活與地塊的特質。Anthem 園的葡萄通常冷藏運至酒廠，確保果香與質地完整保留。

Blank Canvas Wines is a boutique New Zealand producer run by Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker‑Thomson. Focused on small parcels and site expression, the team harvests select blocks, uses minimal intervention (spontaneous ferments, portionally whole‑cluster) and ages wines in French oak to preserve freshness while adding gentle spice and texture. Grapes from Anthem are chilled and trucked overnight to their Marlborough cellar for careful handling.