Cullen Amber Sauvignon Blanc 2023 12.5% 750ml

Cullen Amber Sauvignon Blanc 2023 12.5% 750ml

Tasting Notes

Appearance
Deep golden amber.

Aroma
Orange blossom, negroni, nectarine.

Palate
Vibrant, fresh, complex with negroni orange blossom and a great sense of the earth in the wine in connection to place. Good length and phenolic tension. A delicious and unique wine.

Food matching
Serve with cured meats, olives, sardines.

Cellaring potential
Drink now or age for 30 years.

Vinification
This year’s Amber is a blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Semillon from the old vines planted on Cullen vineyard in 1976-1978. Hand harvested around the biodynamic calendar of the Moon opposite Saturn fruit day on 6th March 2023. Crushed to open fermenters to pick up tannin and phenolic tension and vitality from the 10 day of skin contact.

Maturation
The wine was then aged in 25% new oak for 7 months.

Grape variety
60% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Semillon