Cullen Mangan Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Cullen
Label Name:
 
Mangan Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Vintage:
 
2023
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Margaret River (Mangan Vineyard, Wilyabrup)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Sauvignon Blanc (58%), Semillon (37%), Verdelho (5%)
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
James Halliday 95 pts (Halliday Wine Companion)

Tasting Note
Light straw with green tinges. Perfumed elderflower, jasmine, lemon, grapefruit and passionfruit. Palate: lemon, cut grass and tropical lift with floral gardenia, bright acidity and phenolic tension; crisp, mouthfilling and precise.

Food Pairing
Western: oysters, King George whiting, grilled white fish, lemon risotto, goat’s cheese. Asian: sushi/sashimi, Vietnamese herb salad, Thai seafood salads, delicate Thai fish cakes.

Production Method
Hand-harvested biodynamic fruit; some overnight skin contact; wild/native yeast fermentation in stainless steel; no acid additions; no new oak for primary wine.

Vineyard Info
Cullen is a family biodynamic estate (est. 1971) in Margaret River. Mangan Vineyard (planted 1990s) is certified biodynamic and dry-farmed, producing small-berried, concentrated whites.