HOLDAWAY VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 - BLANK CANVAS

Holdaway Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024 - Blank Canvas is a single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough that’s here to stay! It consistently receives rave reviews and high scores from top wine critics like Robert Parker, Jancis Robinson MW, and James Suckling — and it’s firmly established among the country’s finest Sauvignons. The 2024 vintage has already scored 92 points from James Suckling!

Blank Canvas is a boutique winery founded by the dynamic duo Matt Thompson and Sophie Parker-Thomson MW. Matt is widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s top winemakers, with a trophy cabinet full of awards and over 59 vintages under his belt across New Zealand and Europe. Sophie is New Zealand’s youngest Master of Wine, with 21 vintages spanning both hemispheres.

This wine hails from the Holdaway vineyard in Dillons Point, a site beloved for producing expressive wines with vibrant flavour, green notes, and a distinct mineral edge. Fermented and matured exclusively in stainless steel tanks, it spends several months on its lees, adding texture and complexity. The result? A juicy, crisp, and fresh Sauvignon Blanc bursting with tropical fruit and capsicum aromas.

Fair warning — one bottle of Holdaway Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024 - Blank Canvas won’t be enough!

Holdaway Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024 - Blank Canvas has a pale lemon-green color and delivers everything you would expect from a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc: a highly aromatic nose dominated by tropical fruits — guava, lime, passion fruit — along with grapefruit and herbal notes such as currant leaf and bell pepper.

On the palate, it has medium body with high acidity. There's an extra layer of complexity and a saline character that makes you question whether it truly matured solely in stainless steel tanks.