Gruner Veltliner 2023

2023 Gruner Veltliner Blank Canvas Wines Marlborough NZ

$38.99 NZD

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Subregion: Central Wairau
Region: Marlborough
Vintage: 2023
Soil Type: Complex alluvial gravels over clay
Viticulture: Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand Certified (SWNZ)

Appellation Marlborough Wine Certified (AMW) | Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand Certified (SWNZ) |

Full-bodied richness, brilliant orange citrus, white pepper aromatics and a savoury, textural palate exemplify this our Marlborough Gruner Veltliner. With the variety originally hailing from Austria, we feel our rendition takes on the best of European structure and New Zealand fruit opulence. The fruit was hand-picked from two vineyards in the Central Wairau subregion, gently pressed and fermented in both stainless steel and 500L French oak puncheons. It spent 10 months maturing on fine lees which has given increased texture and complexity. We like to call it G.V. or Gruner - you can call it anything you like!

We hand-harvested the Gruner Veltliner on the 5th and 13th of April 2023. At the winery the grapes were de-stemmed, crushed and gently pressed with a press-cut at 600 L/tonne. The wine was run into large French oak puncheons (20% new) with the smaller balance to a single stainless-steel tank for fermentation. A select yeast strain was used for fermentation which was completed over 12 days and the wine then underwent elevage on lees, with no battonage and malolactic fermentation avoided. It was bottled on the 30th January 2024.

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Reviews

5 STARS

"The distinctive, savoury 2023 vintage was grown at two sites in the Wairau Valley, hand-picked, and fermented in tanks and French oak puncheons (20 per cent new). Bright, light lemon/green, it is mouthfilling, fresh and dry, with strong, citrusy, spicy, peachy flavours, showing excellent delicacy, complexity and length. Already highly enjoyable, it should break into full stride 2026+."

- MICHAEL COOPER MA ONZM

94 POINTS

"A focused and intense package of scents with a white herb and radish note, citrus and white pineapple and an apple twist quality deliver a striking aromas. Dry, taut and new with flavours on the palate a mirror of the bouquet, high acidity with a fresh herb quality and peppery phenolics. Delicious, a lovely aperitif option or with fresh clam or mussel dishes. Best drinking from 2025 through 2030."

- CAMERON DOUGLAS

93 POINTS

"The 2023 Grüner Veltliner was the first wine made at Blank Canvas. The wine is textural and floral, with orange oil, lavender, wet stone and preserved lemon rind. The wine is structured and chalky, with a savory drift of phenolics through the middle palate, which draws out the fruit and exotic spice through the finish. I love the acidity here; it's coiled and floral. This is a lovely wine. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."

- ERIN LARKIN

93 POINTS

"Distinctly savoury nose with celery salt, earthy spice and pepper. The palate has come together and is showing lovely weight, integrated wood tannins, ripe green apple and complex savoury flavours of paprika and mushroom. Almost bone dry, the phenolics lend a satisfyingly peppery finish. Ready to go now as the palate has rounded out and gained weight, but the tapered structure and fresh acidity will allow it to continue developing complexity for a few years."

- STEPHEN WONG

17 POINTS

"Classic Grüner aroma of herby citrus, fresh pears and white pepper, with a little more ripeness than in some Austrian versions, more lower Wachau than cooler, western Wachau such as Spitzer Graben, perhaps. A touch of spice but not in the least an oaky wine – though the puncheons have given a finely-grained creamy texture. Rounded and fresh at the same time. This wine seems to be hitting its stride and, having tasted other vintages with bottle age, should age well. Long, textured (lightly chewy) finish."

- JULIA HARDING MW | JANCISROBINSON.COM

92 Points

"Savory, structured and strident, this 2023 Grüner Veltliner packs a punch. It is intensely concentrated and firm with an austerity tempered by maturation on lees in puncheons, bringing richness and roundness to what would otherwise be angular edges and straight lines. Tangy, citrus-laced and almond pastry-like flavors linger on the savory, spicy finish. Even an Austrian would be proud to have made this."

- Rebecca Gibb MW

92 Points

"The aromas of pears, fresh flowers, honeysuckle and minerals are very pretty. Medium-bodied, dry and layered. Not all that complex but very satisfying and true to the grape type. Drink now. Screw cap."