Crayères Reserve 2014 wins Double Gold at Six Nations Wine Challenge

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On November 19, 2018

TERRE à TERRE Crayères Vineyard Reserve 2014 wins DOUBLE GOLD at Six nations Wine Challenge 2018. Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard 2014 was selected for the Six Nations Wine Challenge 2018. This exclusive International wine challenge selects the very best wines from each country (Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa and USA) up against each other […]

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On November 18, 2018

Author: James Halliday Source: Week end Australian Review Date: October 13, 2018 Daosa Natural Réserve – April 16 tirage 85% pinot noir, 15% chardonnay, hand-picked, whole-bunch-pressed, 85% fermented in tank, 15% in used French barriques, 18 months on tirage, 7.5g/l dosage. Ticks all the boxes; elegance, balance, length; ripe citrus, some Granny Smith. Rated: 95 points *** part of an article on an Adelaide […]

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On June 6, 2018

Vintage 2018 CRAYÈRES VINEYARD – WRATTONBULLY The 2018 vintage was surprisingly hot. Flowering was more or less on average, leading to véraison in late Janaury and then harvest somewhere between late February and late March. If it was an overall dry vintage, spring broke out with a decent amount of rain which was very beneficial […]

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On June 5, 2018

Results of the Decanter World Wine Awards 2018 (DWWA) are out and all Terre à Terre wines submitted to the Show received a medal: Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2017 : 86 points – Bronze medal Terre à Terre Rouge 2015 : 86 points – Bronze medal Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve 2014 : […]

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On April 18, 2018

Author: Milt Wordley Source: Winetenquestions.com.au Link: http://winetenquestions.com.au/xavier-bizot-terre-a-terre/ Date: 15 March 2018 “Xavier Bizot once said in an interview that the finest wine he had ever tasted was an Australian wine, a bottle of Penfolds 1962 Bin 60A. This interested me as many of my favourite Australian wines are cabernet shiraz blends. Xavier is part of the […]

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On April 18, 2018

Huon wrote some nice words just before vintage 2018 on how we are trying tp do our best with our Cabernet Sauvignon from Crayères Vineyard! Source: therealreview.com.au Link: https://www.therealreview.com/2018/03/13/xavier-bizot-is-bringing-cabernet-back/ Date: 13 March 2018 “Xavier Bizot of Terre à Terre seems a little irritated that South Australia’s south-east, in particular his region Wrattonbully, and his favourite […]

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On December 27, 2017

Author: Ben Thomas Source: Wine Companion Date: 1 December 2017 The Sauvignon Factor There can be so much more to sauvignon blanc than meets the eye. We talk to a number of producers about this often-maligned varietal and its incredible potential. If there’s a single glass of wine you can put your nose into and instantly identify, it’s sauvignon […]

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On December 27, 2017

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 […]

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On November 15, 2017

We 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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On July 7, 2017

Author: Sarah Ahmed Source: http://thewinedetective.co.uk Date: 23 January 2017 A strong wine pedigree lies behind Wrattonbully’s Terre à Terre label. Xavier Bizot is the son of a former Bollinger chairman, Christian Bizot while Lucy Croser’s father – arch Australian terroirist, Brian Croser – helps explain how the couple ended up making wine from Wrattonbully. Their vineyard neighbours Croser […]

Crayères Reserve 2014 wins Double Gold at Six Nations Wine Challenge

James Halliday: “Ticks all the boxes”

2018 Vintage Report

Decanter World Wine Awards 2018 – 1 Silver and 3 Bronze for Terre à Terre

Milton Wordley interviews Xavier for winetenquestions.com.au

Huon Hooke: “Xavier Bizot is bringing Cabernet back”

Wine Companion Magazine: The Sauvignon Factor

Tony Love: “drum-roll … cabernet franc”

Andrew Graham: “still unfurling”

Sarah Ahmed reviews Terre à Terre’s latest releases