Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Cullen |
Label Name: | Vanya Full Moon Cabernet |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Margaret River (Wilyabrup) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Reviewed by Decanter (2017 tasting; 5%). Highly praised in specialist press (Quill & Pad, The Wine Detective)
Tasting Note
Perfumed, medium-bodied cabernet: black cherry, blackcurrant, violets, dusted dark chocolate and a sea-iodine minerality. Silky fine tannins, elegant structure, long savoury finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast beef, lamb, venison, aged cheddar. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), spicy Sichuan-style beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested on a full-moon fruit day; wild-yeast fermentation with short skin maceration in terracotta (300L) amphorae, then pressed and matured in mostly new French oak for ~6 months. Minimal-intervention/biodynamic practice.
Vineyard Info
Cullen Wines is a family biodynamic, carbon-neutral estate founded by Kevin & Diana Cullen (1971) in Wilyabrup; Vanya Cullen has led winemaking since 1989, using old low-yielding vines for limited-release Vanya bottlings.