DAOSA Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs 2017
DAOSA (Dedicated Artisans of South Australia) is the sparkling arm of Terre à Terre wines: Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser. Winemaking sees the DAOSA signature: hole bunch pressed, cold settled […]
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DAOSA Blanc de Blancs 2021
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 […]
Tapanappa Definitus Foggy Hill Pinot Noir 2022
The Foggy Hill vineyard is located at 350 metres above sea level at Parawa on the Fleurieu Peninsula dead south of Adelaide. French oak barriques (1/3rd new). From a central […]
Tapanappa Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024
The Foggy Hill vineyard is located at 350 metres above sea level at Parawa on the Fleurieu Peninsula dead south of Adelaide. A tough vintage (2.5 tonnes per hectare), with […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve 2021
Flagship red blend from the Bizot’s. This release sees the mix as Cabernet Sauvignon (58%), Shiraz (21%) and Cabernet Franc (21%). From fruit grown on the 37 million year old […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2024
The Bizots put a lot of care and attention into making SB. This sees a late harvest of 60% ‘clean,’ 35% shrivelled and 5% Botrytis affected grapes. Fermentation in tank […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve Fume Blanc 2023
With a nod to Bordeaux Blanc and Sancerre in the Loire with the wine making (rather than Fume Blanc style). After 2 months cold stabilisation, fermentation occurred in 6 old […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2023
A slight change in blend this year: Cabernet Sauvignon at 65% and Shiraz at 35%. The close spaced Crayères Vineyard (1.5m by 1.5m) is grown on the 37 million year […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2023
Continues to be (almost) straight bottling of the Cabernet Franc (8% Shiraz for spice and seasoning), which only comes in the right years. Fruit comes from the close spaced Crayères […]
Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc 2015 Museum Release
Merlot (69%) and Cabernet Franc (31%) from the 37 million year old soils of the then 41 year old Tapanappa Whalebone vineyard. 2015 dry and slightly warmer than usual. 20 […]
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