2026 Vintage Report – TERRE à TERRE – CRAYÈRES VINEYARD
May 7, 2026
After a winter that was cooler and wetter than average, spring brought the coolest and wettest conditions on record in our Crayères Vineyard (cooler than
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2026 Vintage Report – DAOSA
May 7, 2026
The 2026 vintage has the hallmarks of a cool-climate vintage (late ripening in autumn for all our sparkling varieties) with a warm, dry summer. The
“Finely crafted, controlled, and focused to a sustained finish” 95 Points – Ken Gargett | Wine Pilot
May 4, 2026
The seventh release for this wine from an excellent vintage for Wrattonbully, fermentation was in larger Potter fermenters and smaller open top fermenters. Maturation was
“Fruit so lively it’s heaving with intensity” 94 Points – Shanteh Wale | Halliday Wine Companion
May 4, 2026
A blend of 43/38/19% Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc. This is still knitting together, with fruit so lively it’s heaving with intensity. Bayberries, bleeding pomegranate and summer
“It’s a wine that offers its own sense of completeness and identity” 94 Points – Tony Love | Wine Pilot
May 4, 2026
The Crayères Vineyard is a devotional project of Xavier Bizot, born in Champagne, now proudly South Australian based and the man behind the celebrated DAOSA
“A wine for every stage of the dinner” 9.4/10- Simon Hughes | Max Crus
May 4, 2026
The good thing about this range is there’s a wine for every stage of the dinner. Start with the Fume Blanc, move onto the franc
“There’s a vast spread of wonderful dusty tannins wrapping a core of velvet, dark fruit” 93 Points – Regan Drew | Vino Notebook
May 4, 2026
A sneak peek prior to the wine’s release on 1st May 2026. Another vintage blend change up: Shiraz (43%) Cabernet Sauvignon (38%) and Cabernet Franc
“A fine mesh of unobtrusive tannin, and satisfying length” 92+ Points – Campbell Mattison | Wine Front
May 4, 2026
It’s a 43/38/19 blend. Shiraz Cabernets might have worked as a title. The texture is creamy, the weight is medium, and the character is above
“Smart shape and length” 91 Points – Aaron Brasher | The Real Review
May 4, 2026
Youthful and bright in appearance. Lifted aromas of blackberry, bramble, cedar, dried herbs, spice and a whiff of menthol. Firm, structured, dark fruited and with
“Not a hair is out of place” Marc Malouf | Wine Worth Writing About
May 4, 2026
Inky crimson in the glass with a nose of violets, dark berries and fruits, black olive, mocha, hints of dried herbs, roasted meat drippings and
“There’s concentration and depth without heaviness, allowing it to flow effortlessly across its arc” Marc Malouf | Wine Worth Writing About
April 29, 2026
Deep, dark ruby with a complex and tightly woven nose of savoury/earthy, yet ripe red and black berries, sweet florals, a touch of citrus zest,
“There is serious power within this wine at this stage of its long life” 97 Points – Tony Love | Wine Pilot
April 29, 2026
The Crayères Vineyard in South Australia’s south-east Wrattonbully region is home to French expat Xavier Bizot’s much loved Great Australian red blend, which in this