Blank Canvas 'Escaroth' Vineyard Chardonnay Marlborough 2021
$55.00
Description
#1 Marlborough Chardonnay - 96 Points Bob Campbell MW
"Taut, intense and complex chardonnay with nectarine, ripe peach, mineral/oyster shell, nutty yeast lees and subtle spicy oak flavours. Very appealing now but with a promising future. Clearly a great vintage. Drink by 2027"
This inaugural vintage has bowled us over with its bright, zesty grapefruit and lemon notes coupled with brioche, musk and savoury toastiness. There is an oyster-shell, chalky texture that is borne upon precise, defined acidity. Wild fermentation, zero battonage, natural malolactic fermentation and a mixed format oak regime (barriques and puncheons – 30% new) results in a complex and layered palate. Maintaining the minimalist philosophy, Blank Canvas bottle it without filtration and it is presented only with sincerity.