Author: Patrick Eckel Source: winereviewer.com.au Date: 13 October 2016 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, the wine was aged for 12 months in a one year old oak Foudre prior to racking and a further 6 months of ageing. The wine was lightly fined and bottled without filtration.…
DetailsAuthor: Patrick Eckel Source: winereviewer.com.au Date: 1 October 2016 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Shiraz 2014 A pretty light red with crimson hues in the glass, a nose of red pastilles, lifted plum and blackberry that benefits from white pepper and cedar french oak. A medium bodied wine that shows background notes of earth with supple tannin and tight grained…
DetailsRegion: Wrattonbully Value: Boutique Best with: Smoked chicken, peas, creamy pasta One of two sibling sauvignons from winemaker Xavier Bizot, inspired by the way riesling and gewurztraminer is made in Alsace, fermented slowly in very large French oak vats known as foudre. This version has an extra little twist: it’s got a tiny (and I mean tiny) amount of residual sweetness…
DetailsAuthor: Patrick Eckel Source: winereviewer.com.au Date: 25 September 2016 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2015 The wine is sourced from Terre a Terre close planted vineyard in Wrattonbully, the wine had a long cold soak prior to being fermented in 600l demi-muids with 20% new oak and the wine spending 9 months on lees. The resultant wine has…
DetailsAuthor: Patrick Eckel Source: winereviewer.com.au Date: 25 September 2016 Terre à Terre Rouge 2014 A french twist on the quintessential blend of Cabernet Shiraz with the wine consisting of (60% Cabernet Franc, 28% Shiraz and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon). A bright reflective red in the glass the nose gives blackberry leaf, touches of tobacco and integrated oak spice. The wine has…
DetailsAuthor: Patrick Eckel Source: winereviewer.com.au Date: 18 September 2016 Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2015 The wine is sourced from Terre à Terre’s Estate Vineyard in Wrattonbully but sees new world wine making techniques that differentiate it from the Terre a Terre Sauvignon Blanc. The wine was fermented in stainless steel after which 28% was racked to 2000 ltr…
DetailsSource: TheRealReview.com / new and noteworthy Author: Huon Hooke Date: 20 September 2016 Adelaide Hills sparkling wine has been partially eclipsed by Tasmania in the bubbly conversation, but the wineries have been quietly getting on with the job. I was surprised to learn that there are 32 sparkling wines produced in the Hills today, most…
DetailsAuthor: Huon Hooke Source: huonhooke.com Date: 4 August 2016 Daosa Piccadilly Valley Blanc de Blancs 2011 Coconutty oak and aldehydes dominate the bouquet. Spice and lees. It’s rich in the mouth as well as acid-lively, concentrated, intense, very long. (100% made in old barriques; 43 months on lees). Full article: http://www.therealreview.com/2016/09/20/adelaide-hills-sparkles/ Note: 95 – 5 stars Drink: 2016 to 2021
DetailsAuthor: Stuart Robinson Source: vinsomniac.com.au Review Date: Wednesday August 31, 2016 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Primarily Cabernet Sauvignon (95% ) with a (no required to declare portion) of Cabernet Franc. And oh what classy Cabernet it is. Oak is on hand here: wafery, cedar, pine forest, resinous; savoury perfume. Fine, medium bodied wine, ultra fine tannin and freshening acidity. Plenty…
DetailsAuthor: Huon Hooke Source: therealreview.com Date: Tuesday August 23, 2016 Link: http://www.therealreview.com/2016/08/23/terre-a-terre-treats/ Terre à Terre is the label of Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser, and draws its grapes from their own Crayères vineyard in the Wrattonbully region – north of Coonawarra. Lucy is a daughter of Brian and Ann Croser of Tapanappa (tastings) and formerly Petaluma (tastings); Xavier is a son…
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