Ah, no, not another bloody sauv blanc. Whoa, hold on. Wow. This is Lucy Croser and Xavier Bizot’s Australian take on a sauvignon-blanc style made by leading small makers in France.
Its barrel fermented and matured in a way that builds texture and body and mutes varietal exuberance while retaining exciting acid-driven vivacity. Terre à Terre may mean down to earth. But this is heavenly stuff (for sauv blanc) from a daughter of Brian Croser and a scion of France’s Bollinger family. These two have wine in the veins.
Author: Chris Shanahan
Source: The Canberra Times
Review Date: Monday, February 28, 2011
Rated: 4 Stars – a beautiful wine that pushes all the buttons – another bottle please.
