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Harvest Sauvignon Blanc from closed spaced single vineyard in Wrattonbully on 22 February - very early
Terre à Terre
Terre à Terre, a French expression meaning Down to Earth, is a small family business run by husband and wife team Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser. They mostly source fruit from their vineyard located next to Tapanappa’s Whalebone Vineyard, at the top of a North-South limestone ridge in Wrattonbully, one of Australia’s most exciting regions. They also have access to a small parcel of Pinot Noir (Clone 114) in the Fleurieu Peninsula.
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- Joanna - Wrattonbully, South Australia - Australia
- Parawa - Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia - Australia
Brief history of Terre à Terre
In 2008, Terroir Selections released its first wine, Terre à Terre, a unique barrel fermented Sauvignon Blanc from its close-spaced vineyard in Wrattonbully, SA. Xavier and Lucy decided to name this wine Terre à Terre, which translates as Down to Earth in Australian.
For more information on Terre à Terre, tasting notes and reviews, please go to our website: www.terreaterre.com.au.
Wines available from Terre à Terre
Sauvignon Blanc
2008
First vintage of this exciting barrel fermented Sauvignon Blanc from Terre à Terre's closed spaced vineyard in Wrattonbully. Re released in July 2011 and starting to show the positive effects of bottle age on this style of Sauvignon Blanc.
Clone 114 Pinot Noir
2010
Clone 114 is a clone that was selected within the vineyards of Burgundy by Professeur Bernard, from the University of Dijon, Burgundy. It is said to perform variably from site to site, but of all of the Dijon clones, it is probably the one that produces the most perfumed wines. This is certainly true in this vineyard, as the Terre à Terre Pinot Noir Clone 114 has very intense floral aromas, a medium palate length and finishes with lovely soft tannins.
Cabernet Sauvignon
2009
The Cabernet Sauvignon was planted at the same time as the Sauvignon Blanc in 2004, but on the Western part of the vineyard where the soil is pure Terra Rossa over limestone. The healthy grapes were fermented in open tubs, before being aged for 21 months in old oak. The wine was then racked to a new 4000L oak foudre for final ageing for 100 days before bottling, giving a very elegant "oak twist" to this classic example of Cabernet Sauvignon from the South East of Australia. Aromas of blackcurrant juice with scents of sage and five-spice lead to a very structured mouthfeel with firm tannins on the finish. Very french in style.
Botrytis Pinot Gris
2011
Terre à Terre Botrytis Pinot Gris 2011 displays very good fruit and floral aromas of pears and orange blossoms, without too much exuberance. The palate is very balanced and linear, with good texture and finishes on typical Botrytis notes of orange peel. The sweetness is bringing great texture without being too overpowering.