2024 Blank Canvas Holdaway Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

海風感 + 青檸彈性，馬爾堡單園的清爽誘惑。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 土地為本 -> 哈達威種植於年輕的沖積粉砂與砂石，採用再生農法與SWNZ認證，喝得安心、喝出風土。
2) 輕柔處理 -> 夜間機收、氣壓壓榨、低溫發酵，不碰橡木，保留最純淨的果酸與草本調性。
3) 有層次但不厚重 -> 發酵後在輕澄皮層上短暫停留，帶來順滑中段與延展的收結。

【侍酒師私房筆記】聞得到鹹礦石、野草與一抹百香果與柑橘皮；入口先是脆利酸度，接著綠瓜、鮮羅勒與鼠尾草的香氣，收結帶海鹽感。口感中段有微微奶油感但不搶果，適合夏天慢慢品，也能跟食物打出好組合。

【場景化配餐指南】週末午后在中環天台配生蠔或清爽柚子鴨沙律；家宴想要省卻選酒難題，拿它搭山羊奶芝士或甜酸豬軟炸都能提升整桌層次。

【降維打擊對比】比起市面上千篇一律的大牌酒，Blank Canvas 把單一園的細節與可持續栽培放進一支 2024 年份，價格友善但味道有態度，性價比高。

酒莊與釀法重點：Matt 與 Sophie 經營，夜間採收保酸度，氣壓壓榨避免皮接觸，不鏽鋼低溫發酵、輕澄皮層增加口感，最後以 screwcap 封口保持鮮度。

A coastal Marlborough white that pairs saline minerality with tropical lift — immediate pleasure with serious provenance.

【Why choose it?】
1) Vineyard care -> Regenerative viticulture + SWNZ certification ensures sustainable fruit that tastes of place. Benefit: drink with a clear conscience and terroir-driven character.
2) Gentle handling -> Night machine harvest, pneumatic pressing and cool stainless-steel fermentation preserve bright acidity and pure fruit. Benefit: vivid citrus and herbal clarity, no oak mask.
3) Textural depth -> Short time on light lees adds creaminess without weight. Benefit: a satisfying mid-palate that lifts food pairings.

【Winemaker & Vineyard Notes】Owned and run by Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson, the Holdaway site sits on young alluvial silts over sand. Fruit was machine-harvested at night to protect acidity, gently pressed in a pneumatic press and fermented cool in stainless steel. Post-fermentation rest on light lees increases texture before a gentle crossflow filtration and bottling under screwcap.

【Sommelier's Private Note】On the nose: seaside minerality, nettles and a lift of passion fruit and citrus peel. On the palate: an immediate zip of acidity, green melon and fresh herb notes (sage, basil), finishing saline and long. Medium-bodied and refined — great now, will keep clarity for several years.

【Occasions & Pairing】Perfect for a Hong Kong rooftop aperitivo, a seafood-focused dinner or paired with goat cheeses. Try it with shellfish, tangy salads with pomelo, or bar snacks that need acid to cut through oil.

【Competitive Edge】Compared with big-label Marlborough whites, this single-vineyard release delivers concentrated terroir detail and lees-driven texture at a very attractive price point — boutique focus without boutique markup.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13%
• Decant Time: 15–30 minutes
• Taste: saline minerality, zesty citrus peel, passion fruit / tropical notes, green melon, nettles / herbaceous, fresh sage & basil, crisp acidity, light lees texture
• Food Matching: Goats' cheese / Feta, Tang su yook (sweet and sour pork), Meat tartare, Duck salad with pomelo, Ossau-Iraty (sheep milk cheese), Fresh oysters and shellfish, Light Asian seafood dishes (e.g., ceviche, sashimi)
• Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc : 100%,

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