Tyson Stelzer 95 points!
Campbell Mattinson 96 points!
"Cullen chardonnay is grown biodynamically, naturally fermented, and aged in all new French oak for 8 months.It's a wine of elegant richness.
This wine tasted far better after a few hours in a decanter; a common trait of Cullen chardonnay. It seemed too oak driven at first but given air, it seemed nothing of the sort. It tastes of sweet peach, nectarine, chalk and grapefruit. It has creamy, toasty, spicy elements and an attractively milky feel/taste through the finish. It is a wine, really, that is characterised by its tremendous, joyous length. It provides a wonderful wine experience."
Campbell Mattinson, WineFront Oct 2010
Tyson Stelzer 95 points!
"Wind, rain and hail battered yields but not quality, producing a rich, concentrated Kevin John. Ripe fig, peach and tropical fruits are whipped into line by astute lemon zest acidity. The finish is epic, rising and swelling to a crescendo of glittering minerality and then coasting calmly on and on."
Tyson Stelzer, Wine 100 Jan/Feb 2011
"An outstanding Australian chardonnay that ages well, building in richness, elaborate flavour, lovely texture, length and presence. Have it with buttery grilled marron."
Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Age Melbourne Magazine, Oct 2010
"This wine confirms that the combination of biodynamic viticulture and the use of carefully-developed vinification methods in the winery is enabling Cullen Wines to optimise the use of their Chardonnay fruit and thus produce in each vintage a wine of complexity and refinement from this Burgundian white grape variety. Although heavy rain, wind and hail during the growing season damaged the tips of the Chardonnay vines and led to a substantial reduction in yields, those unwanted weather events did not result in a decline in the quality of the fruit.
The Chardonnay fruit was picked at sugar levels ranging from 12˚ to 14˚ Baume and was whole bunch pressed and matured in 100% new French oak for 8 months. All of the wine went through malolactic fermentation.
Colour: Brilliant deep straw
Bouquet: Complex amalgam of lemon, melon, nectarine, burnt matches (from the indigenous yeasts) and attractive vanillin oak
Palate: Delicious combination of lemon, melon and nectarine flavours are perfectly complemented by just the right amount of background oak. The finish is long and characterised by good acidity
Cellaring: At least six years
Food: Fish and crustacean dishes and mild Thai food."
Cullen Wines
Country:
Australia
Region:
WA- Margaret River
Variety:
Wine White - Chardonnay
Size:
750mL
