2019 Terre a Terre Crayeres Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

Highly Rated
An old-world styled expression of Sauvignon Blanc form Wrattonbully. Top rated Sauvignon Blanc in 2022 Halliday Wine Companion.

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Benchmark stuff here, refined, and elegant Sauvignon Blanc, that has much more in common with the great whites of Bordeaux, as opposed to the majority of Sauvignon Blanc produced in Australia.

Planted over ancient fossilised remains, the Crayeres vineyard sits next to the Whalebone vineyard of Lucy’s family winery, Tapanappa. This is a special site in Wrattonbully, with Terra Rossa soils, over top chalky limestone, producing serious, terror driven wines.

Complex and layered, this wine has honeyed rich citrus character with a subtle smokiness, and a long lingering finish. This is intense and laser focussed; primary now, but with so much potential for cellar evolution.

We follow the example of top Bordeaux and Sancerre producers who use large old oak to make their white wines. Fermentation in oak provides body and texture, and negates any of the tropical characters which are so common in Sauvignon Blanc from Australia and New Zealand. It is one of the only Australian Sauvignon Blancs that can be aged.

96 Points - "Cold-settled for 2 months, a technique developed by Brian Croser, but rarely duplicated. Fermentation in used 600L demi-muids, then matured on full lees for 8 months. The result is very complex, but the fruit is undaunted, with layers of lemon curd, citrus and a whisper of honey." James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 Points - "Creamy yeasty aromas overlying lemon pith and orange blossom aromas. A faint whiff of acetone. The wine is intense and fresh and lemon-citrus fresh in the mouth, the dry finish soft and backed by a little tannin grip. Oak is invisible and the greener herbal elements are very minor. There's a trace of passionfruit and good length. The wine is very youthful and promises to reward further ageing." Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

92 Points - "Crystallised fruits. Good to very good intensity. A subtle smokiness. A lingering finish. And texture, nicely played texture. Everything in good order here." Campbell Mattinson (Wine Front)

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