Blank Canvas Abstract Sauvignon Blanc

Near bone-dry, this is a classic expression of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, being 100% tank fermented. Master of Wine Sophie Parker-Thomson and her husband, award-winning, international winemaking consultant Matt Thomson. Sustainably certified. Just three rows of a dry-farmed parcel .The grapes are handpicked from a dry-farmed parcel within the Holdaway Vineyard, is fermented with indigenous yeast in seasoned French oak puncheons and bottled without fining or filtration. The resulting texture and complexity draw parallels to Bordeaux Blanc from Graves. 2019 was one of the driest vintages on record and for many in the region one of the lowest cropping.

Blackcurrant, guava and passion fruit are captured alongside the subtlest hint of oyster-shell. This wine is focused and explosive on both nose and palate yet remains elegantly balanced, with distinct salinity.

Contains sulfites. Vegan.

• steamed, garlicky Storm Shell clams drizzled with lemon.

Sophie travels extensively in Europe and has worked with Matt since 2011, leaving her career in law behind her, hence the name ‘blank canvas’. The wines are single-vineyard wines. They are small batches in nature and are a manifestation of the exact time and place they are from. They practise sustainable viticulture with such things as their own compost and mulching preparations to maintain organic matter in the soil. Dry farming.