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Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a tighter and tenser wine than the Flower Day in the same series. Yet the power is evident immediately. On the nose immediately you are assailed with a wave of peach and nectarine stone fruit merging with a lemon curd richness. There’s a crunchy cracked seashell minerality that threads through the middle palate and emerges to sustain a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is heady stuff pushing a Margaret River cabernet into the rarefied air of Grange and Hill of Grace and at the same time making a statement about this great cabernet region. The fruit was naturally fermented and then had 13 weeks in terracotta amphorae before pressing to second fill oak. So, the oak influence is subdued but important in...

Margaret River

Red Blend

This blend of malbec, petit verdot and merlot comes from the Mangan Vineyard. Only older oak has been used, allowing the hugely concentrated fruit to express its full power and intensity. It’s a lively and vibrant wine with excellent tannin structure which seems a product of the vineyard. It’s a bold statement with deep colour and power through to its...

Margaret River

Red Blend

This is a blend of many varieties off the estate, and it's all been brought together in a wine that is deliciously flavoursome balanced and plush. Has some lovely plump vibrant red fruits supported with a firmish thread of tannin and a gentle hint of oak. Such a bright energetic red wine. It's just made for drinking over the short...

Margaret River

White Blend

A wine which captures and reflects the vineyard. It is made as naturally as is humanly possible, revealing fruit of delightful vibrancy and vitality. It’s crisp and pure with a penetrating and very long palate. A small amount of verdelho is added to this blend and it seems to add just that little extra light tropical crunchy fruit character to...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that brings the biodynamic vineyard and winemaking commitment at Cullen into a remarkable expression of pure Margaret River cabernet sauvignon. These vines are now more than 50 years old and are contributing to wines that are bright and high fidelity. After fermentation in 300l terracotta amphorae the wine gets a further 7 months new oak maturation. Bright aromas...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine of extraordinary depth and concentration, yet with a vibrancy and an almost electrical energy, brings an incandescence to the palate. Masses of black fruits, with lifted florals and perfumed violet nuances. There’s a deep saturation of fruit held with neatly aligned tannins and, of course, that oak which comes from biodynamic puncheons. Balanced and poised with typical Cullen...

Margaret River

Merlot

This merlot is sourced from the Cullen Vineyard. The vines are now quite old and pump out some mighty good fruit of intensity and deep concentration. After fermentation it went into oak of which a third was new, for 14 months. Black fruits on the nose with subtle meaty charcuterie touches and rich fruit cake. There is power and drive...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Two varieties certainly benefited from the warm season – expressive, vibrant, bright fruit concentration and life. Aromatic notes of perfume, violet, blackcurrant and a little leaf. The palate has a firm core, but it's delightfully supple and fruity while retaining the poise you expect with this combination. Only 20% new oak was used, but the wine stands tall and in...

Margaret River

Rose

If it's a red variety, it is almost certainly in this stunning modern rose. Basically, all the red varieties grown at Cullen have been included and naturally fermented and made using the saignee method of bleeding off some of the red wine juice. It results in a wine which is light bodied but with good structural intensity. Lifted aromas of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Okay. I’ve tasted every one of the Diana Madeline vintages, and I can say absolutely that I have never had a better one than this. Opens with a highly scented perfume that lifts exotically from the glass. Then notes of bay leaf and black olive fill out a little before more ethereal notes of violet and glazed cherry emerge. The...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A supreme and stunning wine under this Legacy Series from Cullen. After crushing to clay amphora, the fruit was left on skins for 13 days before pressing to biodynamic barrels for four months. There were no additions, so this is a pure and expressive example of vineyard and region. Exquisite perfume combinations of violets and red fruits. And then a...

Margaret River

White Blend

This is named in honour of Kevin Cullen’s mother. It’s a blend of 58% sauvignon blanc, 35% semillon and 7% verdelho. This is all about the vineyard and fruit expression. It was naturally fermented with no acid addition – and that’s quite an achievement in such a warm year. Yet the wine has texture and energy with a bright, persistent...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Everything and everything in its place. This is a wonderful blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon, of which 74% of the savvy is matured for six months in new French oak. But here's the thing, the oak just sits patiently in the background without ever intruding, but still playing a role. Displays a pristine purity and vitality on the nose...

Margaret River

White Blend

Named in honour of Diana Madeline’s mother. This is about 85% sauvignon blanc and 15% semillon. About 63% of the savvy is matured in new French oak for 8 months. A very hot year, but the fruit has been handled well. It has good lively concentration with a tight rein on the palate from the oak and acid. Has a...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

It was a hot, dry and early vintage. The earliest on record. But the impact on the wine is immediate and profound. A wine of tremendous power and concentration is evident from the initial engagement on the nose through to a deep and almost endless palate, as it drives forward with tremendous urgency. Notes of brioche and grain-like cereal with...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This Legacy Series has produced some quite wonderful wines, and this is yet another stunning example. In line with the biodynamic principles of Cullen, it was picked on a flower day and new moon in February. The bunches went into a clay amphora lined with beeswax for two days before pressing, and then it was transferred to a biodynamic flower...

Margaret River

White Blend

This is a blend of malbec, grenache, mourvèdre, petit verdot and merlot. The ferment took place naturally with no additions before 8 months in older oak. So the oak influence is minimal, but it still plays a role in developing the textural feel and concentration of the palate. The colour and the fruit are quite brilliant, with a palate showing...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The perfumed intensity of this very good red wine vintage in Margaret River is impressive. Opens with a strong minerally blackcurrant and black olive combo. A little oyster shell adds a fine lift. The palate is super intense and concentrated albeit of medium to full body, but firm and slightly assertive tannins. A muscular wine of a style and structure...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Can’t imagine too many better chardonnays at this price point. Aromas immediately assail with butterscotch and honeycomb with a slightly toasty lemon character, The palate has excellent depth of flavour delivered in layers. Beautiful long finish. A really smart wine.

Great Southern

Chardonnay

Has quite a deep colour. But it is quite bright and lustrous. Initial aromas of stone fruit, meal, and nougat emerge. The palate is where it really starts to deliver. It's rich and textured, but at the same time, refined and quite linear. Has a nice lemon meringue, grapefruit pithiness providing deep complexity. Finely focused finish completes what is an...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A blend dominated by bright red fruits. It's medium bodied in line with this cooler vintage but there is good fruit intensity. It's balanced with fine chalky tannins and a light layer of oak. As it breathes more of the delicious chewy flavours emerge.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Crafted as a wine for drinking in the shorter term, but there is plenty here to engage, from a pure vibrant bright fruit aroma through to a palate that balances lively medium bodied fruit with delicious red fruits and dark chocolate flavours. A slightly edgy minerality provides a neat complementing balance. Easy drinking wine.

Margaret River

Red Blend

A beautiful example of the quality of this vintage. It's simply loaded with red fruits, but with some nice darker fruit and dark chocolate influences. The palate is soft with a scrumptious juiciness about it, supported by a firmish thread of chalky tannin, and a nice lick of oak. I could see a bit of this being consumed around a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This comes off the original vines that were planted on the Deep Woods and Abbey Vale properties. So it sits within the Yallingup sub-region. Aromas of intense blackcurrant, bay leaf, black olive, and a lashing of dark chocolate impose themselves on the senses immediately. The palate is exceptional. It’s a deeply concentrated and intensely presented wine, and yet it’s an...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A distinctly fruit-driven chardonnay but one with a little winemaking influence to introduce a subtle complexity. Melony stone fruit on the nose with a palate that has a creamy richness. It's had six months on lees after wild yeast fermentation and this has introduced a rich textural feel. Ideal wine for the next few years

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A remarkably sophisticated chardonnay in this price category. Aromas of light citrussy stone fruit with a little grapefruit influence. This is a medium weight wine with excellent fruit intensity and life from this super vintage. The oak influence is subdued and perfectly weighted for the fruit with just a faint new oak seasoning adding lift. Nice, precise wine, ideal over...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a terrific entry-level chardonnay that offers so much more. Stacks of grapefruit, brioche, and subtle understated cashew characters, with a flavour profile that's brimming with stone fruit held with restraint through a minerally savoury combination. There's a slightly buttery textural feel and it's a wine that is ideal for current drinking and over the short term.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Balanced and composed chardonnay that fits snugly into the current short-term drinking zone. Some nice creamy stone fruit, melony citrus characters. And then a palate with fresh fruit dominance and just a little oak to add some complexity. There’s a fine linear feel. Lovely current drinking wine.

Margaret River

Chardonnay

A consistently appealing value-for-money chardonnay. In this case, it’s captured the fruit intensity of the vintage with its citrusy grapefruit and lightly nectarine characters. And then the palate extends with a mix of stone fruits. A little minerally, briny character and a zingy acidity fit snugly into that ready-to-drink-over-the-next-few-years style.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A high-class cabernet that comes from the old vines of Deep Woods Estate and Abbey Vale. Delightful florals on the nose merge with dark blackcurrant and lifted bay leaf and subtle olive tapenade nuances. The palate is a domain of control and poise with fine chalky tannins and ample well-weighted use of new and seasoned French oak. I love that...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The best fruit from the original Deep Woods Estate and Abbey Vale properties has been brought together to create something special with this Reserve Cabernet from the great '23 vintage. You want cabernet, you'll find it here. Every piece sits together harmoniously and with great poise. The blackcurrant, dark plummy, chocolatey characters on the nose are lifted with a little...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

Let’s cut to the chase. The finest Deep Woods chardonnay yet. It has it all. Great fruit has been harnessed with whole bunch pressing and fermentation in new and seasoned French oak. Further lees stirring has built in texture, contributing to a thoroughly beautiful, refined mouth feel. Opens with a stone fruit and savoury light lemon curd aromas. Peels off...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a wine that's now firmly established among chardonnay royalty in Margaret River. It's typical of the style that was established a few years ago, and it's powerful, intense, and super concentrated with a wonderful palate feel. Whole bunch pressed and then fermented in a mix of new and seasoned French oak, followed by lees stirring, which has built...

Margaret River

Chardonnay

This is a stunning and stirring example of Margaret River chardonnay from what turned out to be an excellent year. It’s immensely powerful, and the fruit was whole-bunch pressed, which has certainly added to its structural integrity. Got a mix of new and seasoned French oak, and then the lees were stirred, and that’s brought in that textural feel and...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Has to be one of the best shiraz yet produced from Deep Woods. It’s a brilliant example of what Margaret River can do in an excellent season, and this was certainly one of those. Aromas of plums, spices, a little syrupy chocolate and some bright cherry. And then a palate that is so seamlessly integrated, with a weave of fine-grain...

Margaret River

Rose

This is a wine that says just about everything you want to see, in a modern Australian rosé. Pale of palest pinks, an aroma of crushed wild strawberry, raspberry, and all other light red fruits. The palate has a neat textural feel, with a slightly savoury red fruit flavour. Yet, it is so fine and the palate just lingers. What...

Margaret River

Rose

Over the years, this rosé has consistently been among my five best each year. It’s got the palest of onion blush and copper-toned colour. Then the nose is thoroughly delightful, with lifted strawberry notes. The palate is obviously light-bodied, but it’s textural, with a vibrant lift sustained by a pure acidity.

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

Just a little barrel fermentation has transformed this from the normal fruit-bomb style into a wine of sophistication and style, while still allowing the punchy savvy fruit to display its virtues. Typical characters of passionfruit, gooseberry and a little snow pea are lifted with a little of the lemony oak influence. A really attractive wine to drink while it is...

Margaret River

Sauvignon Blanc

The impact and influence of a small amount of barrel fermentation is immediately apparent. Slightly nutty and creamy notes merge with the lively crunchy passionfruit of this variety. The palate is bright and punchy with a citrussy edge. Lifted, fine finish.