2015 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc – Special Re-Release

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The 2015 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is the seventh release of this Australian classic. The fruit is hand harvested from our close spaced Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc and whole bunch pressed. The wine is fermented in large old French oak demi-muids. The 2015 vintage was a standout vintage for all varieties.

Tasting Notes

Our 2015 Terre à Terre Sauvignon Blanc has the hallmark of this great vintage; it starts with very smooth and ripe citrus fruit and liquorice flavours, crisp acidity and finishes with a very good length.

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About The Vineyard

The Crayères vineyard is located at the top of a north-south limestone ridge in Wrattonbully, one of Australia’s most exciting regions. This vineyard has been baptised the Crayères Vineyard after the chalk cellars in Xavier’s region of birth in Champagne, France because of the natural limestone caves found underneath the vineyard. The clay rich Terra Rossa top-soil, characteristic of the area, promotes nutrient uptake while the underlying limestone is a reserve of moisture for the vines. The Sauvignon Blanc was planted on rootstocks in 2004 using the F4V6 and H5V10 “Australian” clones on 101-14 rootstocks, at a relatively high density for the area (4,444 vines per hectare with 1.5m wide rows), which means more km2 of canopy per hectare, and better fruit exposure.The fruiting wire is only 50cm above ground which provides extra ripeness for the vines in this cool climate region. The fruit from the western part of the vineyard is retained for our Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc.