Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2023

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Cullen
Label Name:
 
Kevin John Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2023
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Margaret River (Wilyabrup), Western Australia
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Chardonnay (Wente / Gin Gin clone)
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Ray Jordan 99pts and Ken Gargett 98pts cited on producer notes; additional critic scores reported (Angus Hughson 94+/Erin Larkin 97). Sources:

Tasting Note
Aromas of white flowers, orange blossom, peach, nectarine, grapefruit, dried pear and vanilla. Tightly bound, textural palate with phenolic tension, peach and nectarine notes, powerful and long with a firm, clean, slightly chalky finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, butter-poached lobster, grilled scallops, creamy pasta, smoked trout. Asian: miso-glazed cod, tempura prawns, Cantonese steamed fish, sushi (salmon/torched), Thai green curry with seafood.

Production Method
Hand-harvested biodynamic fruit; whole-bunch basket pressed; fermented in concrete egg, amphorae and biodynamic puncheons; matured eight months in biodynamic oak puncheons (80% new); bottled unfined and unfiltered under screwcap.

Vineyard Info
Cullen Wines, founded by Kevin John and Diana Cullen (first vines 1966, winery 1971) in Wilyabrup; family-owned and led by Vanya Cullen; certified organic then biodynamic (since 2004) and a Margaret River pioneer.