2024 Terre a Terre Crayeres Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

For their sixteenth release, Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser have delivered a standout vintage of their flagship Sauvignon Blanc from the now-iconic Crayères Vineyard in Wrattonbully. Grown on ancient limestone ridges beneath clay-rich Terra Rossa soils, this is Sauvignon Blanc that trades brashness for balance, structure and longevity.

The 2024 vintage is an especially generous and textured wine. Ripe stone fruits, white florals, and subtle herbs glide across a silky palate, while the wine’s signature mineral line adds lift and persistence. There’s no overt oak here - just quiet complexity from fermentation in old barrels (57%) and stainless steel (43%), then six months on lees before bottling.

Elegant but not austere, this vintage is already superb, but it’s got a few gears left in the tank for those who like to cellar. Benchmark stuff from one of Australia’s most thoughtful Sauvignon Blanc producers.

This is intense and laser focussed; primary now, but with so much potential for cellar evolution.

95 points
"Some lovely peachy aromatics this vintage, a hint of tangelo, young papaya and golden kiwi. Compact layers of flavour and echoing notes of tropical fruit. Freshly juiced pineapple citric notes and a long line of fruit and sandstone minerals. A big-hearted style with richness and persistence."
- Shanteh Wale (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points
"The 2024 Crayeres Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc leads with salted churned butter, white flowers, beeswax, lemon pith, almond meal and apricot kernel... A blistering value for money, it offers a legitimate cellaring proposition and is also a great wine to drink now."
- Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)