Author: Andrew Graham Source: ozwinereview.com.au Review Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 From an early vintage in Wrattonbully, this was produced from ripe grapes that are whole bunch pressed and fermented in a new 3000L foudre. It undergoes a very slow 3 month ferment and then put back until older large oak for 5 months. Numbers: pH 3.25 TA…
DetailsAuthor: 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…
DetailsAuthor: Mike Frost Source: Courrier Mail Review Date: Friday, March 4, 2016 From Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser’s Crayeres vineyard in Wrattonbully, South Australia, this blend of cabernet franc, shiraz and cabernet sauvignon shows floral and blackberry characters on the nose and palate, with soft tannins and very good length. It will be a natural with red meats with a Mediterranean influence over…
DetailsAuthor: Campbell Mattinson Source: winefront.com.au Review Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Ripe sauvignon blanc, aged in oak, with a smidgen of residual sugar. Plenty of aromatics leads to a palate riddled with tropical fruit flavour. It’s textural, almost glycerol, with passionfruit and peach (almost into two-fruits territory) flavours washing through the palate. The sweetness isn’t unwelcome; the flavour is…
DetailsAuthor: Campbell Mattinson Source: winefront.com.au Review Date: Monday, February 15, 2016 Cabernet franc leads the way (60%) in this blend with shiraz and cabernet sauvignon. Grown in the Wrattonbully region. I think the phrase is ‘structural integrity’. It’s strung with herbs, grasses and dry tannin, the flesh of fruit playing second fiddle to the framework. Whether or not it’s…
DetailsTerre à Terre has launched two new release wines from its Crayères vineyard in Wrattonbully, South Australia. The 2015 Terre à Terre Blanc is an off-dry style with some complexity derived from the later harvest of very ripe, clean fruit and from the very slow, three month long, fermentation in new oak. Ripe citrus flavours…
DetailsApéritif time From a cool, high-altitude chardonnay vineyard and from one of the coolest growing seasons, this sparkling wine is full of elegant character, distinctive herbal notes, citrus zing and savoury finish. Max Allen Gourmet Traveller Wine, February 2016 issue
DetailsRegion: Wrattonbully Value: Fine wine worthy Best with: Best ever rib-eye steak From the South-East’s region of the moment, this delightful cabernet takes in a small percentage of cabernet franc as well, adding a redder, brighter berry lift to the fruit spectrum, which otherwise concentrates on its pure blackberry feels. Did we say purity, purity…
DetailsTerre à Terre Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Sydney Morning Herald – Spectrum 9/1/2016 Australia adores sauvignon blanc. Floods are consumed, with the Kiwi version enjoying pride of place all over the country, but there are sauvignon blanc haters out there too. This subtle type from Wrattonbully in South Australia might please them more.…
DetailsHand picked in two passes, the first tranche fermented in tank and spent 5 months on lees, the second tranche picked five days later and whole bunch pressed into a new 3,000L foudre and a 2yr old 2,000L foudre. 28% of the blend is from the foudre, with that ferment very slow (4 months!) and…
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