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 […]
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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 […]
Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Cabernets Merlot Franc 2021
A blend of 53.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 14.5% Shiraz from the 37 million year old soils of the now 51 year old Tapanappa Whalebone vineyard […]
Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2024
The Bizots put a lot of care and attention into making their flagship Sauvignon Blanc. 57% whole bunches pressed into old French oak barrels for fermentation (the rest into stainless […]
Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024
The Piccadilly Valley is ‘entry’ level for this exquisite range of Chardonnay. 2024 another cool vintage like the 4 before it, but marginally warmer with a modest crop of 4 […]
Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024
The original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley was the first Adelaide Hills vineyard to unknown clones. 2024, though slightly warmer, was yet another cooler vintage […]
Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 1.5m Chardonnay 2024
To explain the 1.5m labelling: “In 2003 the Croser family removed 1.3 hectares of the original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay (planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley as the first Adelaide […]
DAOSA Blanc de Blancs 2020
DAOSA (Dedicated Artisans of South Australia) is the sparkling arm of Terre à Terre wines: Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser. The 2020 vintage sees the same winemaking as the previous […]
DAOSA Rosé 2022
The third release of this label from Xavier and Lucy Bizot and the Terre a Terre team. A shift in the blend, with Pinot Meunier being dominant (66%) Pinot Noir […]
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