DAOSA (Dedicated Artisans of South Australia) is the sparkling arm of Terre à Terre wines: Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser. Fruit is whole bunch pressed then cold settled in tank and racked into old 600L barrels for primary fermentation. Then 6 months maturation with some lees stirring and with malolactic fermentation. Tiraged in October 2022 before aged for
over three and a half years in bottle. Disgorged in June 2026 with the addition of a (low) dosage

DAOSA, Blanc de Blancs, Chardonnay, Piccadilly Valley, 2022

Pale straw hue. Super tight bead and persistent bubbles. Opens dry and briny with rock salt, pink grapefruit, hints of crème brûlée richness, green apple and jasmine florals. The mousse is tight and controlled. Reserve wine depth and savouriness gives bass notes to white flowers, dried fig and crab apple. The dosage and vintage offering a generosity to off-set the intense and structured tail. Finishes long with fine-etched persistence. In the upper echelons of BdBs in the country.

RRP: $90
Alc: 13%
Rating: 95/100

Wine sample courtesy of Terre à Terre Wines