2019 Blank Canvas Escaroth Vineyard Pinot Noir

Highly Rated
A superb expression of Marlborough single vineyard Pinot Noir.

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Description

The wines of Blank Canvas have a signature of power and density, these are no shrinking violets, they are concentrated and show remarkable depth and structure.

This Pinot Noir from the Escaroth Vineyard in the Taylors Pass sub-region of Marlborough is an excellent case in point.

Made with a high degree of whole bunch, which reinforces the broad-shouldered tannin structure of this cuvee, Matt & Sophie have an excellent release on their hands here - one that will particularly reward careful cellaring.

"A powerful, firmly-structured wine that is built for the long-haul."
- 95 pts, Bob Campbell MW (The Real Review)

Vineyard: Escaroth Vineyard
Subregion: Taylor Pass
Region: Marlborough
Vintage: 2019
Soil Type: Low-vigour ancient clays
Clone: Dijon clones 777 and 115
Viticulture: Dry-farmed and Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand Certified (SWNZ)
Growers: Andy and Kyna Laurie

Winemaker's Notes:
Escaroth is tucked away in the Southern Valley’s Taylor Pass in Marlborough. It produces a bewildering fragrance of peony and violets, red cherry and pomegranate overlaid with a smoky, earthy savouriness. It is a site that truly reflects vintage variation with this inaugural release displaying the perfume and delicacy of the year, whilst retaining its innate muscular tannin structure that ensures it will age even better than Keith Richards. The low-yielding, dry-farmed site gives intensity and enables the use of a high degree of whole-bunch fermentation, adding further complexity and structure. We feel the wine is ultimately befitting of the fire-breathing dragon that guards the vineyard.

95 points - "From a dry-farmed vineyard in the Taylor Pass and one of the driest vintages on record. Dense, concentrated wine with floral, cherry, berry and dried herb flavours. A powerful, firmly-structured wine that is built for the long-haul." - Bob Campbell MW (The Real Review)

Blank Canvas

Blank Canvas is the brainchild of Matt Thomson and partner Sophie Parker-Thomson MW, a fascinating, innovative wine industry couple based in Marlborough, New Zealand.

Matt has spent more than 20 years completing two vintages a year (one in each hemisphere) and is an energetic and detail-oriented winemaker. Sophie is more the academic who came to wine via a stop-off in the law profession but has since become one of New Zealand's most respected Masters of Wine.

Together they have amassed a stunning tapestry of single vineyard sites across New Zealand from where they source fruit, including vineyards in Marlborough, Hawke's Bay and Central Otago. They seek out ways to challenge winemaking orthodoxy and are not tied to any one region or style. For Matt and Sophie every region, and every vintage and every single vineyard is a blank canvas on which they can paint.

Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson MW Discover Blank Canvas

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