2023 Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve Fumé Blanc
The anticipated first release of Reserve Fumé Blanc. Fruit was retained from the warmer western section of the Crayères close-planted vineyard and fermented in 600L demi-muids. Further ageing in the bottle for 18 months before release. The beauty of the cool ’23 season shows here in the core of lemon citrus surrounded by wild tropics. The larger format oak fermentation has wrapped these flavours, bound them and created a preservation of time. Pepper berry, aloe, mangosteen and mock orange blossoms. The tension of fine acidity draws between succulence and a briny salinity. A debut sensation. Reviewed April 2025.
96 Points
