Blank Canvas
Holdaway Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023 750ml

New Release

 

95 Points - Top Rank "Intense, punchy sauvignon blanc with passionfruit, lime zest, oyster shell, red capsicum and lemongrass flavours. Mouth-watering acidity perfectly balances a hint of sweetness to leave a refreshingly dry finish. Delicious wine." Bob Campbell MW

 

93 Points – Excellent "Pungent, intense, fruity, varietal and exacting bouquet of fresh lemon and basil, sage and ripe white flesh fruits, some stone, some tropical. Youthful, vibrant and inviting. On the palate an equally vibrant and refreshing style with salivating acidity, a moment of salinity, flavours of fresh herbs and citrus, white fleshed fruits and tropical moments. Minerality shows as wet river stones and there’s a light floral note on the finish. Well made, saline on the finish and ready to drink from 2024 through 2027+." Cameron Douglas MS

 

17 Points "Intense passion-fruit aroma – more marked than in previous vintages, which I have found more green-fruited/citrusy, but the intensity of the fruit is tempered by a fresh herbal note and a hint of something more stony/steely even if this is a more fruit-focused than minerality-focused wine. A powerful and harmonious wine that balances depth of fruit with high acidity, both of which make that little bit of residual sugar unnoticeable except perhaps in contributing to the roundness in the mouth. With time in the glass, the herbal aroma starts to catch up with that initial passion-fruit character but the latter dominates the palate. There's a very attractive chalky aftertaste, which the producers suggest is from the site because they find it in the neighbouring vineyard, too. This will probably age longer than I have suggested but the fruit is so vibrant now there is no reason to wait. (JH)" Julia Harding MW | JancisRobinson.com April 2024

 

92 Points - "The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Holdaway Vineyard is a precise and poised style. It packs concentration in its core and concludes with a crisp and clear flourish, positively twinkling with clear, pure fruit. While offering varietal characteristics with its passion fruit, blackcurrant, elderflower and grapefruit flavors, it is not an overt, showy or sweaty style, instead focusing on precision, restraint and poised intensity." Rebecca Gibb MW | Vinous April 2024

 

91 Points "A very refined and crunchy sauvignon blanc with lemon rind, grapefruit and mineral undertones. Medium-bodied with bright acidity. " James Suckling | March 2024

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