Cullen Wines Full Moon Fruit Day Vanya 2019
- 99
- $650
- Drink by: 2022-2067
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This is as pure an expression of cabernet as you could imagine. It spent six months in new French barriques and there was no fining, yeast additions, or acid additions. Compelling and engaging on the nose with a bright violet and red fruit aroma plus a little of that vineyard ironstone character. The palate is plush with such a powerful, yet refined fruit expression supported by fine chalky tannins and neatly layered oak. There’s a slinky and silky feel that almost, but not quite, conceals the tremendous power here. I would love to be able to drink this wine when it reaches full maturity and potential but sadly that might be a bridge too far.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
