Flavoursome and complex, the Terre à Terre Crayères Vineyard Reserve 2021 is a concentrated dark fruit-driven wine from Wrattonbully.
A blend of Cabernet, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc (58/21/21), the shape and structure lure you in. Blackberries, black cherries and plums and licorice bullets unfurl with ease. Cedar and sandalwood from the oak show their hand with an array of soft spices driving through the mid-palate with ease. I'm fixated on the power, mind you. There is plenty of oomph without overdoing it. Creamy dark chocolate feels builds further interest as a grippy texture and voluptuous, gravelly-like tannins dry out ever so slowly. Hold this to see it at its best or give it a long decant.
Drink 2027 to fifteen years+
95/100