Author: Andrew Graham
Source: ozwinereview.com.au
Review Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016
The first ever Terre à Terre red blend and ‘probably one of the most independent-minded wines of our range’ according to Xavier. It’s a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 28% Shiraz and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, the fruit handpicked and shipped to the Tiers winery for production. Of the components, the Cab Franc went into a single new 4300L foudre (then an older foudre after 12 months), with the Shiraz and Cab Sauv to old oak. Just 750 dozen produced. Numbers: pH 3.54, TA 5.4.
Dark ruby and very bright, it’s a mighty expressive, red fruited wine with some classic Franc beauty. Stylistically it’s closer to a tannic version of a Loire Cab Franc than St Emilion, with a bitter, firmly structured palate of quite translucent red fruit. It’s not an easy wine, per se, but gee it’s an interesting piece and will only grow in bottle – I love the bitter tannic bite, which is sure to come up trumps in a few years time. Worth a look.
Best drinking: 2018-2028+
Rated: 17.8/20, 92/100+
Alcohol: 14%
RRP: $32
Would I buy it? I’d definitely go a few glasses
Link to the full article: http://www.ozwinereview.com/2016/03/terre-terre-new-releases-including-new-rouge.html
