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• Swirling Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 12, 2021 - Pop and poured.
  Nose: gooseberry, almost like tangerines, orange zest, creamy lemon, mineral, some herb note, nice.
  Palate: full bodied, love the texture, medium + length of citrus.
  
  a little Muted at fridge temperatures, so let it warm just a touch slightly if you have put the bottle in the fridge.

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• Umay Ceviker wrote: 92 points

  May 24, 2020 - Hand-picked Sauvignon Blanc grapes coming from the dry-farmed portion of the Holdaway Vineyard at Dillons Point in the Wairau Valley. Whole bunch pressed and fermented with ambient yeasts in 500 lt old Frech vats and spent 15 months on its lees before being bottled.
  Reveals gooseberry and green plum and tropical undertones. Rich, almost creamy in its texture yet remarkably fresh with crystalline purity of fruit.

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• PSPatrick wrote: 90 points

  May 11, 2020 - Blank Canvas (Video tasting): Wine 3 of 4. For the Abstract, produced from a dry-farmed plot of the same vineyard as the regular Sauvignon Blanc, the winemaker used whole bunch pressing and ages the wine in seasoned, low-toast oak, with 15 months on the lees (no battonage).
  
  Screw cap. Light yellow-green colour. Nose of intense citrus, a stony note, a salty sea breeze, and a well-integrated herbal aspect. Medium-bodied palate of intense citrus and gooseberry, leafy black currant and ripe pineapple, than coconut in the middle and almond milk and vanilla towards the end, with a smoky/mineral fire stone component. Well-balanced, with a creamy texture and well-integrated oak. Quite interesting. Good concentration. A food wine. Should pair with pan-fried plaice. (90)

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type White
• Producer Blank Canvas Winery
• Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
• Designation Abstract
• Vineyard n/a
• Country New Zealand
• Region South Island
• SubRegion Marlborough
• Appellation Marlborough
• UPC Codes 5060053963320, 7064653963320

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• In Cellars 18 (72%)
• Consumed 7 (28%)

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