Cullen Vanya Cabernet Sauvignon

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Country of Origin:

Region: Margaret River

Vintage: 2016

Award:

JAMES HALLIDAY : 98 Points

From old estate vines yielding 1.5t/ha picked on a new moon day with a solar eclipse, wild-fermented in terracotta eggs, 86 days on skins, pressed to four French barrels (3 new), matured for 6 months. A totally harmonious medium to full-bodied Cabernet, all the components precisely (naturally) calibrated, supple cassis, olive and bay leaf keep watch. 1080 bottles made.

MIKE BENNIE : 97 Points

Picked on a new moon just after a solar eclipse. On skins in amphora for 86 days. There’s a kirsch-like sweetness jolly all bright in the growl of bergamot tea-like tannin and a general lithe feel bound to freshness of acidity. It purrs at you with pedigree, a bound up, athletic wine of tremendous velocity and poise. Profoundly good.