Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve Cab-Shiraz 2020
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sustainable
  • Dry
  • Residual Sugar: 3.00 g/l
  • Full Bodied
  • 750ml
  • 13.50% alc./vol

Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve Cab-Shiraz 2020

South Australia, Australia
$53.95per bottle ($323.70per case)
6 bottles per case
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From the outset, the vision behind Terre à Terre and DAOSA has been to grow grapes of exceptional quality from carefully selected vineyard sites and to vinify them using the best of both French and Australian winemaking traditions. Founded in 2008 by Xavier and Lucy, whose roots lie in Champagne and the Adelaide Hills respectively, the estates are built on rigour, precision, and a commitment to crafting world-class fine wines with elegance, power, and strong ageing potential. Independent of passing trends, their focus remains on creating enduring Great Australian Classics.

Located at the top of a north-south limestone ridge in Wrattonbully, the Crayères vineyard was named in homage to the chalk cellars that define Xavier’s native Champagne. Beneath this remarkable site lie similar natural formations, now the focus of a research project led by the University of Adelaide, where undisturbed, ancient fossilized remains have been discovered.

A classic Cabernet–Shiraz assemblage, produced each year from the best parcels of grown on the estate. Offering an unmistakably Australian expression, with lifted black and red fruit and subtle floral aromatics. The palate is seamless and well-balanced, framed by velvety tannins and a refined, textured finish.

This will be a perfect sip alongside roasted beef fillet with traditional gratin dauphinois. 

Press Reviews

Wine Pilot

96 Points - Jeni Port

That “reserve” word – too often overused – is, for once, well justified here. With Cabernet, 78%, in the lead and its close amigo, Shiraz, coming in at 22%, the two great friends of Australian wine set about seducing the drinker. Striking herbals, black berries, briar, acacia, jalapeño aromas run wild. As a four-year-old, it’s already revealing the emergence of a complex, arresting personality, one that screams age-worthiness. For the moment, there is a lovely mouth-fulling quality with an equally impressive tannin drive and presence. The flavours expand on from the bouquet, bringing added nuance to intense black-hearted fruits in black pepper, vanilla pod, nutmeg and baking spices with a dusty earthiness that drives deep into the wine. Has power and presence, not to mention a mighty moreish drinkability.

Wine Pilot

96 Points - Ken Gargett

This wine is always a selection of the very best parcels of both Cabernet and Shiraz from the estate. It is aged in French oak barrels, all new, for fourteen months before bottling. The wine is then given another two years in bottle before it is released. The blend is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Shiraz. It is under cork but they do guarantee that there is no possibility of taint (anyone who immediately thought of selling the team a bridge should be ashamed of themselves). The colour is an almost blue/purple. A most evocative nose with chocolate, tomato bush notes, tobacco leaves, coffee beans, licorice and graphite. There is good complexity throughout and, as we move to the palate, we see the emergence of stronger notes of blackberries, mocha and cocoa powder. The wine has silky tannins, very good intensity and serious length. It is a ten to fifteen year proposition, probably longer. A beautiful wine.