Cullen Grace Madeline 2019

Cullen Wines is a certified biodynamic, carbon neutral and naturally powered estate from the Margaret River of Australia. Cullen Grace Madeline 2019 is a blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon. It has the trademark notes you would expect from this varietal.

• This wine is pale straw in colour with green hues
• On the nose, there are aromas of passion fruit, blossom, lime and mango
• On the palate, flavours of citrus, lime, nettle and cut grass combine
  with notes of vanilla on the mid-palate
• An intense yet elegant wine, with vibrant acidity, minerality and great texture

Try cooked fish in butter like a Dover sole or poached salmon. Fish pie, crab, sushi. Spring veg such as asparagus and peas.

Picking the fruit was by hand on fruit and flower days of the biodynamic calendar. Fermentation was in barrels using indigenous yeasts. The high quality of the sauvignon blanc fruit supported overnight skin contact, creating phenolic tension and mouthfeel.

Maturing 45% of the sauvignon blanc in French oak (75% new) for three months, adding complexity and depth to the wine. The semillon component was crushed and pressed straight away, and then spent five months in French oak (55% new) prior to blending and bottling.