Whites
The white wines at Cullen reflect a desire for purity and balance. This we believe comes from the vineyard site itself and the biodynamic philosophy to help the land reflect its best potential in the bottle.
The grapes for both the Chardonnay and the Sauvignon Blanc Semillon are, like all our grapes, harvested by hand and at best flavour expression. For the Chardonnay the bunches are whole-bunch pressed for fruit delicacy and juice quality and then placed into barriques for fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The Sauvignon Blanc is part-fermented in barriques with indigenous yeast and for the most as a tank fermentation to retain fruit freshness. Semillon is fermented in tanks to keep the varietal freshness.
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2019 Grace Madeline
$39.00Grace Madeline is Diana Madeline’s mother and Vanya Cullen’s maternal grandmother. This wine named in her honour is a blend of 67% sauvignon blanc and 33% semillon.
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2020 Dancing In The Sun
$25.00Life is a dance!!! A dance between the sun and the moon. They give to, and circle the earth. The moon is the most important planet in our biodynamic practice and the sun gives us life ... we honour the sun in the naming of this wine.
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2020 Cullen Amber Wine
$39.00This Amber wine is a blend of 52% sauvignon blanc and 48% semillon fruit, selected from our certified biodynamic Cullen Vineyard. The vines were planted from 1976-1978, and are grown on Scott Henry and Lyre trellising systems, allowing for healthy fruit to grow on vigorous vines with dense canopies. A small portion of this wine has come from younger sauvignon blanc vines, planted in 1988, contributing to the strength of character in the fruit profile.
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2018 Cullen Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
$29.00A very rare release from the Cullen vineyard: a pure Sauvignon Blanc.
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2011 Mangan Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
$29.00This wine is a blend of 58% Sauvignon Blanc amd 42% Semillon from Mangan vineyard,
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2021 Late Harvest Chenin Blanc
$45.00The Chenin Blanc was cane cut before being hand-picked on the 10th of March during the perigee Full Moon, the last day of harvest. Capturing the beautiful natural acidity of Chenin, the wine was chilled to finish with 120g/L of sugar. 375mL bottle.
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2021 Rose Moon
$50.00This natural sparkling wine is created from 50.5% Semillon harvested on a flower day from Mangan Vineyard, and 49.5% Sauvignon Blanc harvested on a flower perigee day from 1976 plantings at Cullen Vineyard.
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2021 Rose Moon Magnum
$120.00This natural sparkling wine is created from 50.5% Semillon harvested on a flower day from Mangan Vineyard, and 49.5% Sauvignon Blanc harvested on a flower perigee day from 1976 plantings at Cullen Vineyard.
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2013 Cullen Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 1.5L Magnum
$105.00As usual, this blend contains a greater volume of Sauvignon Blanc than Semillon, which reflects the outstanding qualities of the fruit produced by the former variety on the Cullen Vineyard
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2011 Mangan Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 1.5L Magnum
$90.00The development of the fruit for this Mangan Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Semillon benefited from the consistent and dry weather that prevailed in the lead up to vintage, resulting in the production of a very good wine.