Blank CanvasElement Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2018

Product code: 16090
£29.55 inc VAT
£177.30 / case of 6
New Zealand
Red Wine from
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Country
Country: New Zealand
Region
Region: Hawke's Bay
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Blank Canvas
Alcohol
Alcohol: 13%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Winemaker
Winemaker: Matt Thomson
Grape
Grape: Shiraz/Syrah
Grape: 100% Shiraz/Syrah
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Country
Country: New Zealand
Region
Region: Hawke's Bay
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Blank Canvas
Alcohol
Alcohol: 13%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Winemaker
Winemaker: Matt Thomson
Grape
Grape: Shiraz/Syrah
Grape: 100% Shiraz/Syrah

Product Notes

Blank Canvas Element Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Syrah wine is an exquisite, full-bodied red wine, originating from the esteemed terroir of New Zealand’s Gimblett Gravels. This wine encapsulates a symphony of flavour, bursting with peppery spices, dark cherries, and a hint of elegant oak. Plush tannins underpin its rich complexity, and teasing notes of violet add depth to the layers of taste. Its omnipresent fruitiness beautifully balances the natural earthy tones, ensuring an opulent profile that lingers on the palate. This wine is an homage to the traditional Rhône style, perfect for those seeking a unique, sophisticated, and indulgent red wine experience.

Tasting Notes

In the true expression of cool-climate Syrah, this wine exudes freshly cracked black pepper, crushed violets, red and black forest fruits and savoury smoky nuances. It has crunchy acidity which carries the fine-grained tannins and background of spicy, savoury oak. This wine is about fragrance and texture, assisted by the co-fermentation with the Grüner Veltliner skins as well as whole-cluster fermentation. It boasts layers of complexity in flavour and tannins which allows an intriguing long-term ageing potential.

About the Winery

Blank Canvas

Nestled within the picturesque terrain of New Zealand's renowned Marlborough wine region lies the exotic Blank Canvas winery. This ingeniously named vineyard signifies a fresh start, a new beginning - where quality wine is not just a product, it's an artistic expression.

Blank Canvas structures itself differently compared to its counterparts, primarily because it's an ambitious venture of a single couple, Matt and Sophie Thomson. Made up of the master winemaker Matt's phenomenal technical prowess, coupled with Sophie's overseeing sagacity, Blank Canvas embodies both raw passion and an intricate detail-oriented approach towards the art of winemaking.

The vineyard's terrain is a panopticon of vine varieties, each having its unique identity. Ranging from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir to Syrah and Grüner Veltliner, the vineyard's variety sweep is expansive and intriguing. The Thomson's strong belief in minimal intervention allows for each variety to express its individuality, resulting in a wine palate that is lavish in its diversity.

At Blank Canvas, the fruit is hand-picked and handled with the utmost care to create vivid, highly expressive wines. The production practices here revolve around organic and sustainable farming principles. Attention is paid not just to the quality of what goes into making their stunning wines, but also how it affects the environment.

It's not only the vineyard that exudes that made-from-scratch essence. The insignia of Blank Canvas, a wine drip caught mid-fall, is the handiwork of Sophie. This distinctive seal adorns each bottle, adding a personalised touch, to the liquid art housed within.

Blank Canvas is not only a winery it's an entire wine milieu. It straddles the line between tradition and innovation, creating novel wine experiences that are worth a sip and a second look.

http://www.blankcanvaswines.com

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