Terre à Terre Wrattonbully Red 2016 “A blend of Cabernet Franc 46% and Shiraz 42% from the Crayères Vineyard in Wrattonbully plus 12% Merlot from Summertown. Adelaide Hills Merlot eh? Now there’s an outlier. Spends 10 months in 40% new oak, then 18 months in large older oak. It’s such a substantial wine. Lots of…
Terre à Terre Wrattonbully Red 2016 “The texture is soft, the oak creamy, the impression seamless. This is a red wine to settle in and relax with. It’s classically styled, you might even say. Graphite, clove, blackcurrant, hay and gum leaf characters sweep confidently through the palate, choc-pencil notes helping it all along. The finish…
The following review was published in James Halliday’s 2020 Wine Companion in August: Terre à Terre Wrattonbully Red 2016 “Close-planted cabernet franc (46%) and shiraz (42%) from the Crayeres Vineyard (Wrattonbully) is blended with merlot from the Summertown Vineyard (Adelaide Hills). It’s a swish red wine. Characterful. It tastes of blackcurrant, dark chocolate, mint and…
Windsor Dobbin published this review in Ciao Magazine in July 2019: Terre à Terre Wrattonbully Red 2016 Terre a Terre is the family label of Xavier Bizot, whose family owns Champagne House Bollinger, and Lucy Croser, whose father is one of Australia’s most influential winemakers. This is a lip-smackingly good blend of cabernet franc, shiraz and…
