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Description
The eighth release of this brilliant Cabernet Franc from Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser continues Terre à Terre’s run of seriously fine Wrattonbully wines.
This 2022 vintage is a lovely one for this cuvee, with fruit drawn from their high-density Crayères Vineyard - named after the chalk cellars of Champagne and perched atop a limestone ridge on classic terra rossa soils.
Cabernet Franc makes up 91% of the blend, with just a 9% lift of Shiraz to boost mid-palate weight and add a hint of black fruit depth. What's beautifully perfumed, medium-bodied red with floral lift, redcurrant brightness, and a finely etched line of tannin and minerality. The Shiraz quietly fills out the palate, never intruding.
Fermented in both large and small open-top fermenters, then aged in a mix of French oak and foudre for 14 months, it’s detailed and impeccably made. A modern classic with finesse, length and structure to cellar for 8–12 years.
95 points
"Arrives harmonious and even tannin-ed throughout – nary a hair out of place – with a natural brightness of acidity against a rich palette of fruit flavour and spice. The addition of 9% Shiraz brings added tone and weight to Cabernet Franc, while not overpowering it. Wrattonbully, which shares a border with Coonawarra, certainly has a way with Cabernet Franc."
- Jeni Port (Wine Pilot)
95 points
"The result is a wine displaying vibrancy and life with a purity of expression. Integrated chalky tannins add support while that subtle oak plays its part. Poised and balanced through a medium body to a long finish."
- Ray Jordan (Wine Pilot)
94 points
"Curiously, there’s almost a pinosity to the wine, lighter weight, poised, length and svelte as it rolls around the palate. An impressive and delicious red wine."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
Customer Reviews
| Price Bracket | $31 to $40 |
| Type | Red |
| Body | Medium Bodied |
| Variety | Cabernet Franc |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Wrattonbully |
| Australian State | SA |
| Feature |
High Score |
| Reviewed By |
The Wine Front Wine Pilot |
| Critic Score |
95 94 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
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