[SOLD-OUT] Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2021

 

"Gosh, where do you start with this exceptional chardonnay that marks the 50th year of winemaking at Cullen. Harvested across 3 weeks including fruit and flower days and fermented naturally in biodynamic barrels, concrete eggs and amphorae. This wine was matured in 35% new puncheons for 8 months before bottling without fining or filtration. There's a subtle aromatic fragrance of spice and cumquat. The palate is precise and defined by its length and linear profile. When tasted it was coiled and tight as a drum with a savoury and slightly struck match complexity. Very long cellaring potential." - Ray Jordan, WA Today

 

"I think Cullen wines are getting more distinctive, and different to other typical Margaret River wines year on year. That’s a very good thing in my book. “Fermented naturally in biodynamic barrels, concrete eggs and amphorae. This wine is matured in 35% new puncheons for 8 months before bottling without fining or filtration.”

The colour is pretty deep and bold, though that’s neither here nor there. Sea salt, violets, tangerine and white nectarine, aniseed, nutmeg and assorted sweet spices, a slight clay-like earthiness. It’s saline and bright, bursts with ripe acidity, a very ‘minerally’ feel to it, juicy lime and pink grapefruit, a firm chalk dust texture, and lime zest. Intense, really tight, with superb length. Almost a nod to Jura here. Such distinctive personality and so much charisma. It’s superb." - Wine Front

 

  Organic   Biodynamic   Vegan-friendly   Sustainably-made  

Country:

Australia

Region:

WA- Margaret River

Variety:

Wine White - Chardonnay

Size:

750mL