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Cullen Wines

Cullen Wines Kevin John Chardonnay 2022

Cullen Wines Kevin John Chardonnay 2022

$190.00
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This wine is harvested in Kevin John’s 100th birth year. Harvested from 3 separate Wente clone chardonnay blocks, planted in 1976 and 1988, on their own roots, yielding 1.8 tonnes per hectare.

Hand Harvested around the biodynamic calendar over 8 different harvest times from the 3rd to the 21st February. The fermentation took place in 50%  new biodynamic puncheons, where it was left to mature for a further 6 months. Battonage during fermentation and no fining filtration or cold stabilisation to bottle.

VINTAGE NOTES

2022 vintage grew wines of immense perfume and texture. The cooler season and low yields ensured that the health of the vines and hence the fruit quality. Exceptionally good for chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and of course Cabernet Sauvignon.

WINEMAKER NOTES

V ineyard:  100% Cullen Vineyard

Varieties:  100% Chardonnay

Harvest:  Picked on Fruit and Flower days between the 3rd and 17th February including one pick on a full Moon, Moon opposite  Saturn Fruit day.

Oak:  6 months in 50% new oak

Alcohol:  13.5%

TASTING NOTES
Colour: Brilliant straw with strong green tinges
Cellar: Enjoy now or for up to 15 years
Bouquet: Lemon and sea spray mist, lime flowers and kaffir lime, dried pear and fig
Food: Crab, prawns, chicken
Palate: Crunchy vibrant mineral acidity which keeps the flavours, lingering on and on with a back palate of lemon sherbet kicking in to enliven the experience. Dried pear, orange blossom, balance and poise, what a great symphony of flavours coming together all at once on the taste buds.
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