Wine writer and critical thinker Huon Hooke ponders the limitations of the term ‘traditional method’ to describe Australia’s most premium sparkling wines.
Wine writer and critical thinker Huon Hooke ponders the limitations of the term ‘traditional method’ to describe Australia’s most premium sparkling wines.
2021 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Shiraz Franc This is composed and classy Aussie claret smelling: shiraz plumminess and cabernet sauvignon currantiness billowing
Smells quite sublime: super-deep, super-pure, with tangerine peel and baby pineapple*, held in creaminess like a set brûlée before the torch. So a slight wobble
One of the select non-cellar-sourced wines to make it into this lineup, I thought this Daosa Blanc de Blancs 2021 was another clean and pure release from