2017 Blank Canvas Gimblett Gravels 'Element' Syrah

來自吉布利特 Gravel 的小片元素園，這款2017年空白畫布西拉，香氣以黑胡椒和白胡椒的辛香帶出紫羅蘭與黑紅莓果的果香，伴隨微煙燻與法國橡木的香料。葡萄園由 Dominic 與 Rachelle Smith 管理，採低干預耕作、VSP 枝條整枝與蔓延修剪，不使用除草劑或系統性病害藥劑。手摘入桶，與少量 Grüner Veltliner 果皮共同發酵，並以60%整串發酵手工壓帽，利用自然發酵與乳酸發酵形成柔和結構。酒液在新舊法國橡木桶中陳年14個月，未過濾裝瓶，產量僅341箱，瓶口為旋蓋。口感脆爽帶有細緻單寧與層次感，酸度提亮整體線條，適合搭配烤肉或成熟起司，醒酒約45分鐘可更快展現香氣與口感變化。

Bright, cool-climate Syrah from the famed Gimblett Gravels, Element 2017 shows a fragrant, savoury profile: cracked black pepper and crushed violets sit atop red and black forest fruits, alongside smoky, spicy French-oak notes. The wine was hand-harvested from the small Element vineyard — cane-pruned, VSP-trained and farmed with no herbicides or systemic controls — then co‑fermented with a small portion of Grüner Veltliner skins to add white-pepper spice and aromatic lift. Fermentation used 60% whole clusters, hand plunging and native malolactic conversion; the wine matured 14 months in new and seasoned French oak and was bottled without filtration. With crunchy, lifted acidity and defined fine-grain tannins, it’s fragrant, textural and precise — drink now with an hour’s decant to reveal layers, or cellar further to 2030 for more savoury complexity. Limited production (341 cases) and finished under screwcap.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 12.8%
• Decant Time: 45 minutes
• Taste: black pepper, white pepper, crushed violets, black and red forest fruits, smoky/savoury oak, fine-grain tannins, lifted acidity, textured mouthfeel
• Food Matching: Beef and venison, Roast lamb, Grilled game, Charcuterie and cured meats, Mature cheddar and hard cheeses, Smoky barbecues and grilled vegetables
• Grape Variety: Syrah , Gruner Veltliner ,

Winery

空白畫布酒莊由 Matt Thomson 與 Sophie Parker‑Thomson 經營，專注小量、以產地為本的葡萄酒風格。Element 來自吉布利特 Gravel 區最小的葡萄園，酒莊以尊重土地的低干預栽培與精細的釀造手法著稱，從克隆選擇到整串發酵與共發酵技術，都為了襯托田地性與質地。

Blank Canvas Wines is run by Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker‑Thomson and focuses on small-batch, site-driven expressions in Hawke's Bay. The Element bottling comes from the smallest vineyard parcel in the Gimblett Gravels district and exemplifies the team's low-intervention approach and attention to matching variety, clone selection and winemaking technique to site character.