Terre à Terre Down To Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2018
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James Halliday “…It leaves those who deny sauvignon blanc a place in vinous heaven out in the cold.”
Jancis Robinson …” Terre à Terre of Wrattonbully the new label from ex Bollinger Xavier Bizot seems to have introduced or at least suggested a completely new direction for Australian Sauvignon.”
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. The vineyard is 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. The Terra Rossa top soil which is characteristic of the area is covered in the eastern flank of this vineyard by a shallow layer of eolian sands making it highly suited for Sauvignon Blanc. This vineyard has been baptised the Crayères Vineyard, after the chalk cellars that are found throughout Xavier’s region of birth in Champagne, France. Similar natural structures are found underneath this very special vineyard, and they are now the subject of a research project led by a team from the University of Adelaide as they are full of undisturbed ancient fossilised remains.
From the winemaker about this release “The 2018 vintage was a warmer than average vintage … The fruit harvested from the western part of the vineyard was whole bunch pressed and fermented in a 3,000L oak foudre a 2,000L oak foudre and eight 600L demi-muids where it was fermented at low temperatures. We used all of the wines made in foudres and half of the wines made in demi-muids as a blending component of the Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2018, which represents in total 25% of the final blend. The fruit harvested from the Eastern part of the vineyard was crushed and destemmed and fermented in tank at low temperatures. The fermentation was very slow and the wine was kept off lees in tank for seven months before being blended with the oak component for bottling.
The result is a very seductive and ripe white wine with alcohol of 13.5% As every vintage, the wine does not show any of the green herbaceous characters of the variety, which is our aim. This is very much in line with the previous vintages of the Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc, perhaps with even more length and complexity. It demonstrates yet again the exceptional quality of the terroir in our Crayères vineyard site, a First Vignes wine.”
93 points, Mike Bennie for WBM magazine, 100 best wines of the year 2019 “Pristine, racy, tightly wound Sauvignon Blanc but there’s more than meets the palate here. Lemony tang, touch of passionfruit, but a curl of distinct chalky minerality, faintest creamy-savouriness and a rod of steely acidity through it all. Lots going on. Complex yet understated. A charm.”
91 points, James Suckling “Some herbal and leafy notes, ahead of a tropical-fruit and lime focus. The palate has a very smooth and gently fleshy feel. Chalky finish. Drink now. Screw cap.”
91 points, Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate 2019 “Fermented and aged mostly in tank, but partly in large-format oak, the 2018 Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc is a terrific effort and a fine value. Pungent and grassy on the nose, pink grapefruit flavors come to the fore on the palate. It’s medium to full-bodied, creamy in texture, plush and ripe, with a lingering finish. Look out New Zealand!”
“Deeper yellow-gold colour. The nose has lifted smoke and honey lemon drops. A textured style, with oak influence shining through but not intruding. Pink grapefruit and candied blood orange enter the palate with some smoky notes and a lovely long finish.” Stuart Knox, The Real Review
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Additional information
Producer | Terre a Terre |
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Region or Country | Australia, Wrattonbully |
Variety | Sauvignon Blanc |
Vintage | 2018 |
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