2013 Kevin John Legacy Series Flower Day Chardonnay
The 2013 vintage conditions produced wines with great minerality. This is due to the low yields (1.4 tonnes/hectare) and excellent growing conditions during the Chardonnay harvest.
This parcel of Chardonnay was harvested on the New Moon, Flower Day, whole bunch pressed into Flower Barrels (barrels harvested and coopered on a Flower Day)
In these Flower Barrels the wines completed natural fermentation and was bottled un-fined and unfiltered from Barrel.
Winemaker Notes
Vineyard: 100% Cullen Vineyard.
Varieties: Chardonnay.
Harvest: 11th to 13th of February. Flower day.
Oak: 100% for 9 months in new oak. Biodynamic Flower Barrel.
Alcohol: 14.2%.
Production: 48 dozens
Tasting Notes
The 2013 vintage conditions produced wines with great minerality. This is due to the low yields (1.4 tonnes/hectare) and excellent growing conditions during the Chardonnay harvest.
This parcel of Chardonnay was harvested on the New Moon, Flower Day, whole bunch pressed into Flower Barrels (barrels harvested and coopered on a Flower Day)
In these Flower Barrels the wines completed natural fermentation and was bottled un-fined and unfiltered from Barrel.
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Previous Releases
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2014 Kevin John Legacy Series – Flower Day MOSH
We have observed that Moon Opposite Saturn Harvest (MOSH) gives us wines which are vibrant, mineral and full of life, so we harvested separately on this day, which was a flower day harvest and whole bunch pressed to barrel where the wines went through natural fermentation.
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2014 Kevin John Legacy Series Flower Barrel Chardonnay
Whole bunch pressed and fermented with wild yeast in Flower Day Barrels. The oak was harvested and coopered on a Flower Day according to the biodynamic calendar. We find this gives the wine a more minerality and line.
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2016 Kevin John Legacy Series Fruit Day
The 2016 season delivered another outstanding vintage: the fruit produced by all varieties in the vineyards of Cullen Wines was exceptional.
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2014 Kevin John Legacy Series Fruit Barrel Chardonnay
Harvested on a Fruit Day, whole bunch pressed and aged in Biodnamic Fruit Barrels giving full fruit flavour and character. The wines have not been fined or filtered and were bottles straight from barrel.