Author: Tony Love Source: the Advertiser Date: 16 December 2017 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2015 After all the end of year what’s hot, what’s next and best ofs, there’s one last favourite mini-trend I’ve loved and want to see more of. It is … drum roll … cabernet franc. Volume wise, recognition wise, it’s a rarity here. Its better-known…
DetailsAuthor: Tony Love Source: the Advertiser Date: 27 December 2017 “Wine With Tony Love – Surely you haven’t had your fill of fizz yet? There are parties to get to, friends to catch up with and, of course, the big night on Sunday. Let’s celebrate the end of great year and the start of another.” Daosa Blanc de Blancs 2012 Let’s get a…
DetailsAuthor: Huon Hooke Source: therealreview.com Date: 6 December 2017 Daosa Blanc de Blancs 2012 Light to medium straw-yellow colour, and a bouquet which smacks of oak and lees-aging in the first instance. It has a coconutty, oak-driven bouquet, but the palate is better balanced. It’s dry, clean and crisp on the aftertaste, with pleasing texture and quite low dosage.…
DetailsAuthor: Mike Bennie Source: winefront.com.au Review Date: December 24 2017 Daosa Blanc de Blancs 2012 Piccadilly in Adelaide Hills is familiar turf for the sparkling wines of Australia, and, here Terre a Terre have taken a slow and considered approach to theirs from this place. Some oak maturation lends complexity, as does the 60-plus months on lees. There ya…
DetailsAuthor: Patrick Eckel Source: winereviewer.com.au Review Date: December 1 2017 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 In years to come I’m sure that I will look back at my reviews of Terre a Terre and remark how fortunate I was to take them due their formative years. The wines exude class across all varieties and have the structure…
DetailsAuthor: Campbell Mattinson Source: winefront.com.au Review Date: November 29 2017 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016 It’s from a close-planted vineyard at Wrattonbully and it goes into 600 litre oak, 25% new. This is the Crayères Vineyard release, as opposed to the Down To Earth and Crayères Vineyard Reserve releases. It’s soft and slinky, no doubt oak aided,…
DetailsAuthor: Campbell Mattinson Source: winefront.com.au Review Date: November 29 2017 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 This is from the Crayeres Vineyard at Wrattonbully but it’s not the Crayeres Vineyard Reserve, just to be clear. It sees 35% new French oak. It includes 5% cabernet franc. These wines are class acts. Pure cabernet cassis with a clip of…
DetailsAuthor: Toni Paterson Source: therealreview.com Date: 19 September 2017 Terre à Terre Rosé 2016 Faint onion skin hue. Beautifully savoury on the nose with baked cream aromas. The palate is textured and framed by gorgeous gentle phenolics. There is an appealing richness, and depth, to the wine. A seriously good rosé that is an excellent accompaniment to food. Note: 91/100 Drink: 2017…
DetailsAuthor: Toni Paterson Source: therealreview.com Date: 30 October 2017 Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Faint notes of honey and spiced pear. Gorgeous chalky acidity and an elegant tannin frame balance the bright, prominent fruit. Flavours of kiwi and green melon, plus classy, subtle oak nuances. The level of complexity ensures the wine will hold your interest over many glasses.…
DetailsWe did a tasting of Top shelf Australian Cabernet, including our 2013, in October 2015 and we did it again, with the same wines, in October 2017. Here is what happened: https://www.ozwinereview.com/2017/11/super-premium-cabernets-look-two-years-later.html Our Terre à Terre Cabernet Sauvignon, from 9-year-old vines at the time, was looking very much in its own environment. It was great tasting…
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