Terre a Terre is the brainchild of corporate lawyer turned wine importer and winemaker. Xavier Bizot. As son-in-law of wine legend Brian Croser, Bizot has plenty to live up to, but it is fair to say he’s making some very smart wine.
Terre a Terre draws on fruit from a closely planted vineyard in Wrattonbully to the north of Coonawarra. Vinification is pretty standard for the Bordeaux varieties. However, when it comes to vinification, Bizot eschews traditionally favoured barriques, favouring large oak foudres. In the case of this wine, it seems to work, with the fruit to the fore, natural tannins letting their presence felt on the finish.
2013 TERRE A TERRE CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Producer: Terre a Terre
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon et al
Region: Wrattonbully, South Australia
ABV: 14.4%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $40.00
Date tasted: 9 March 2015
Tasting Note:
Deep magenta. Intense nose of cassis, liqueur cherry, dusty herbs and freshly tilled earth. Dry, medium bodied. Cassis and liqueur cherry up-front moving to cool, dark and savoury on the mid-palate. Powdery tannins coat the mouth on the finish.
Score: 16.5+/20
Terre a Terre draws on fruit from a closely planted vineyard in Wrattonbully to the north of Coonawarra. Vinification is pretty standard for the Bordeaux varieties. However, when it comes to vinification, Bizot eschews traditionally favoured barriques, favouring large oak foudres. In the case of this wine, it seems to work, with the fruit to the fore, natural tannins letting their presence felt on the finish.
2013 TERRE A TERRE CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Producer: Terre a Terre
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon et al
Region: Wrattonbully, South Australia
ABV: 14.4%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $40.00
Date tasted: 9 March 2015
Tasting Note:
Deep magenta. Intense nose of cassis, liqueur cherry, dusty herbs and freshly tilled earth. Dry, medium bodied. Cassis and liqueur cherry up-front moving to cool, dark and savoury on the mid-palate. Powdery tannins coat the mouth on the finish.
Score: 16.5+/20
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