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Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay
Margaret River
Price Range at Release: $100-$199
Vintage: 2018
Alc %: 13.5
$ Rel: 110
Smoky, waxy aromas of citrus, nectarine and smoky oak overlie suggestions of wheatmeal and sweetcorn. Initially round and juicy, with some viscosity and richness, its luscious core of peach and nectarine fruit loses its intensity down the palate, which becomes quite stringy, raw and drying with discordant oak-derived tannin, finishing with some minerality but also rather a sour-edged spikiness and greenish nuance.
Last Date Tasted: 10/10/2020
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Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2018
8816.5

2023-2026
2017
9017.2

2019-2022+
2014
9318.2

2019-2022+
2013
8916.8

2015-2018+
2012
8716.2

2017-2020
2011
8816.4

2013-2016
2010
9217.9

2015-2018
2009
9418.3

2011-2014+
2008
9117.4

2010-2013+
2007
9418.3

2012-2015
2006
8716.3

2008-2011
2005
9318.0

2010-2013
2004
8916.7

2006-2009
2003
8315.2

2005-2008
2002
9619.1

2007-2010
2001
9518.8

2006-2009+
2000
9418.5

2005-2008
1999
9518.6

2007-2011
1998
9418.5

2000-2003
1997
9618.9

2002-2005+
1996
9518.6

2001-2004+
1995
9418.3

2000-2003
1994
9518.6

2002-2006
1993
9418.4

1998-2001
1992
9518.6

1997-2000
1990
9518.6

1995-1998
1989
8716.0

1994-1997
1988
9017.2

1993-1996
1987
9117.6

1995-1999
1986
9017.0

1991-1994
1985
9318.0

1990-1993
1982
9017.0

1987-1990+

Winery

Cullen
Cullen occupies a special place in the consciousness of Australian wine. Under Di and now Vanya Cullen, the winery has simultaneously become a leader not only in quality but also sustainability, which it has achieved through equal measures of conviction, commitment and talent. The current releases include a racy, mineral Cullen Vineyard white blend of benchmark quality, a rather nondescript Kevin John Chardonnay and a leaner, drying expression of Diana Madeline (the cabernet blend) that seems to have picked up some oak-derived volatility. I take no pleasure in reporting what I taste in these famous wines, and frankly almost hope I'm proven wrong. My role, however, demands a dispassionate stance Đ even if virtually every other wine critic supports them strongly. I note at least that the Kevin John appears to have shed the spiky, sweet-sour characters of recent vintages.
Chief Executive(s):
Vanya Cullen
Winemaker:
Vanya Cullen
Viticulturist:
Matt Dermody
Production Dozen:
25000
Tonnes Processed:
300
White Wines
Amber Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Blend >Cullen Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Semillon >Kevin John Chardonnay >Late Harvest Chenin Blanc Semillon >Mangan Vineyard Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Blend >Margaret River White >Reserve Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Blend >Sauvignon Blanc >
Red Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon >Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot >Diana Madeline Cabernet Blend >Mangan East Block Red Blend >Mangan Red Blend >Pinot Noir >Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot >
Address:
Lot 4323 Caves Road , Wilyabrup , Western Australia 6284 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 4.30pm
Principal Wine Region:
Margaret River
Telephone:
(08) 9755 5277
Facsimile:
(08) 9755 5550
Website:
www.cullenwines.com.au
Email:
[email protected]