Blank Canvas 'Abstract' Three Rows Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2023
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Blank Canvas | Marlborough | Sauvignon Blanc
17.5 Points, JancisRobinson.com "From the dry-farmed Holdaway vineyard in Dillons Point, close to the sea. Spontaneously fermented in French oak...
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Description
17.5 Points, JancisRobinson.com "From the dry-farmed Holdaway vineyard in Dillons Point, close to the sea. Spontaneously fermented in French oak puncheons (15% new) and matured on the lees for 15 months. Flinty notes of light reduction. The oak is subtle but present. Mealy citrus, salty and vibrant with blackcurrants rather than green fruits. Sophisticated, marked by the winemaking but not excessively so. Creamy texture, real depth and richness yet balanced by great freshness to a long finish. Burst of grapefruit and blackcurrant on the finish." - Julia Harding MW
95 Points GOLD Halliday Wine Companion"Fruit comes from the Holdway vineyard, which is perched in Dillons Point in the lower Wairau on the eastern edge. The Abstract block is completely dry farmed and whole-bunch pressed, with the free-run portion going straight to French oak puncheons (15% new); maturation on lees took place over 15 months. You'll be met with the fervour of ripe fruit aromas: preserved lemons, mango skin, quince and lime extract. It has a sandalwood spice and some baking oat biscuits. Its citrus brightness takes over on the palate, leading to mango once again. Like all of the white wine from Blank Canvas, texture, energy and lift are at the core of the wine. You are left feeling buoyant and invigorated."
Description
Vineyard: Holdaway Vineyard
Subregion: Dillons Point | Lower Wairau
Region: Marlborough
Soil Type: Deep alluvial silts over sand
Clone: Mass selection
Viticulture: Dry-farmed and regenerative
Growers: The Holdaway Family
If classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is all fruit and zing, Abstract exists in another dimension altogether. It’s our savoury blanc, where texture and aromatic complexity bedazzle, and where vineyard and winemaking contribute equally. There’s an intense and seductive perfume of blackcurrant and white florals, while winemaking lends savouriness and flinty minerality. The must is wild fermented in French oak puncheons and matured on lees for 15 months, delivering a sumptuous richness and complexity to the palate. With elegance and beautiful balance, it is for enjoyment now but will age with grace and dignity.
Unfined | Unfiltered
Product Info
Closure: Screwcap
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Brand: Blank Canvas
Country: New Zealand
Region:Marlborough
Alcohol:13%
What The Critics Say
"Fruit comes from the Holdway vineyard, which is perched in Dillons Point in the lower Wairau on the eastern edge. The Abstract block is completely dry farmed and whole-bunch pressed, with the free-run portion going straight to French oak puncheons (15% new); maturation on lees took place over 15 months. You'll be met with the fervour of ripe fruit aromas: preserved lemons, mango skin, quince and lime extract. It has a sandalwood spice and some baking oat biscuits. Its citrus brightness takes over on the palate, leading to mango once again. Like all of the white wine from Blank Canvas, texture, energy and lift are at the core of the wine. You are left feeling buoyant and invigorated."
Critic Name: Shanteh Wale, Halliday Wine Companion, Mar 2026
Critic Score:95 POINTS
ABOUT THIS BRAND
Blank Canvas
Top Wineries New Zealand 2023, 2024 and 2025 by The Real Review. Small Batch Fine Wines From Exceptional Single Vineyards.
Based in Marlborough, it is the vinous studio of husband-and-wife team: Matt Thomson MSc, an award-winning international winemaking consultant and Master of Wine Sophie Parker-Thomson.
“It is genuinely humbling and inspiriting for Sophie and I to receive acknowledgement like this, as we really do pour our heart and soul into these wines.” With over 45 years of collective experience in the global wine industry, Blank Canvas is the result of vast winemaking experience and the joint desire to create distinctive, fine wines that represent the very best of New Zealand. These are not mainstream wines, but high-quality and often adventurous wines from Marlborough and Hawke’s Bay. Blank Canvas crafts small-batch finewines from exceptional single vineyard sites, and they are increasingly recognised as the avant-garde of New Zealand wine.
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