2023 Blank Canvas McKee Vineyard Grüner Veltliner, Marlborough

We love Gruner Veltliner for its crowd-pleasing charms - it has the weight and richness of Chardonnay but the beguiling aromatics of Riesling, Chenin Blanc and Pinot Gris all rolled into one.

The oak featuring in the wine is only obvious if you are told about it – it is there to provide richness and weight to the mid-palate, which is why we chose large French oak puncheons to do the job. A model vintage in Marlborough provided warm sunny days and cool nights which enabled all-important retention of acidity and ripeness of fruit. The result is a well-structured, luscious rendition of an Austrian classic.