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Blank Canvas Marlborough Gruner Veltliner 2013
Marlborough
View awards
- 18.5/20, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews, 2018
- 5 Stars, Michael Cooper's Wine Guide, 2018
- 17/20, Jancis Robinson.com, 2018
- 94pts, Bob Campbell MW, 2018
- 91pts, Decanter, 2018
Five top awards, including 94 points from Kiwi Bob Campbell MW, for this treat of a wine. It’s from former Winemaker of the Year Matt Thomson, who now has his own cellar. Using this fabulous Austrian grape, the wine is luscious, spicy and fruity.
Five top awards, including 94 points from Kiwi Bob Campbell MW, for this treat of a wine. It’s from former Winemaker of the Year Matt Thomson, who now has his own cellar. Using this fabulous Austrian grape, the wine is luscious, spicy and fruity.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Weighty, viscous, with notes of white pepper, mandarin; creamy length
Aroma
Creamy peach, apricot, mandarin, white pepper
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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White - Dry
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Pale green gold
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13.0% ABV
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9.75 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2025
Matt Thomson has worked 40 vintages in the 23 years he’s been a winemaker. He’s travelled around the globe and consulted for some of the most famous names in the business, but finally he decided to make wine for himself. His Blank Canvas is the vineyard, he says, the grape his brush. A fan of the Austrian grape Grüner Veltliner, Matt encouraged his friend the grower Malcolm Adams to plant it. 2013 is Matt’s first release of this wine and it’s picked up five top awards from Decanter, Jancis Robinson and three leading Kiwi critics. It was fermented mostly in stainless steel, then a quarter went into large, part-new oak barrels to bring creamy complexity and weight to the wine. Luscious, balanced and long – ideal with creamy white meat dishes.
Decanter
