Dormilona Cupid Chenin 2023

Currently living out its brat era—this wine’s dirty. Dirty in the kind of way that leaves you grinning sporadically the next day. Concrete, ground quartz, grapefruit juice, lime custard, and… the colour grey (somehow, it tastes grey, but… sexy grey). Winemaker and sustainability captain Jo Perry originally planned to blend this parcel into the annual Dormilona range. But after tasting this singular fraction, she decided to bottle it on its own, naming it Cupid—the Roman god of love, eroticism, and desire. Fitting. The use of skins and amphora builds rustic, chewy texture, and the typical acid you’d expect from the grape variety whacks you in the end, cleaning up the finish and leaving you wanting more. Flat lemonade, green mango, and beeswax. Another example of why the spotlight should be on WA Chenin Blanc.

Cyndal Petty

Wine Critic at Winepilot

A hopeless romantic for wine and food, Cyndal is nearing 15 years in hospitality while still (just) under 30. A Chef-turned-Sommelier and award-winning wine professional, Cyndal recently left a Group Sommelier role where she curated seven wine lists across multiple venues and led the wine team to Gourmet Traveller Wine Bar of the Year—just months after opening. Now freelance, Cyndal is a wine consultant, event host, wine judge, and wine writer. Passionate about sharing wine’s story with the world, she brings a fresh voice and creative solutions to the industry. After studying and traveling through most of her 20s, she’s now based in WA’s southwest, proudly embracing her role as a WA coastal cowgirl.

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