Blank Canvas is the personal project of Master of Wine Sophie Parker-Thomson and winemaking consultant Matt Thomson — a small, single-vineyard focused producer in Marlborough with over 45 years of combined winemaking experience. 'Abstract' is their flagship Sauvignon Blanc: a savoury, textural expression built from a dry-farmed parcel within the Holdaway Vineyard in the Dillons Point subregion, on deep alluvial silts over sand.
The 2023 opens on an intense, seductive perfume of blackcurrant, white florals and flinty reduction, weaving together classic Sauvignon fruit aromas with smoky, worked-wine notes. The palate is rich, mouth-filling and savoury, with a bright interplay of ripe green fruit, blackcurrant bud and mineral drive.
Wild fermented in French oak puncheons and matured on lees for 15 months before bottling without fining or filtration. Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW) certified — a genuinely serious Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that rewards a decanter or a little bottle age.
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