99 POINTS | Ken Gargett, The World of Fine Wine
Tom's plots were hand-harvested between 30 March and 12 April. The ideal mild conditions meant a long, slow ripening period, which allowed the fruit to hang and the tannins to ripen to perfection. The fruit was destemmed, wild fermented as whole berries and left on skins for an average of 28 days. The wine was basket pressed and gently transferred to 58% new and 42% 2-6-year-old French oak barriques, aged on lees in barrel for 17 months with minimal intervention, then composed and bottled. This vintage is a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Malbec.
Each vintage of TOM CULLITY remains a living link to the origins of Margaret River wine, a pure expression of this significant site, and the history it carries. It is this provenance that makes TOM CULLITY a wine of place, patience and absolute rarity. The undisputed pinnacle of Vasse Felix.
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Introducing the 2023 TOM CULLITY
Introducing the 2023 TOM CULLITY
The 2023 TOM CULLITY is a wine of quiet sophistication and absolute purity, it is elegant, restrained, and profoundly expressive of its site. In a season that asked little and gave much, Tom's original vines simply told their story.
TOM CULLITY descends from the original Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec vines planted by Vasse Felix founder, Dr Thomas Brendan Cullity in 1967, Margaret River's original and one of the region's most enduring viticultural legacies. A unique, single-vineyard proposition that is, and has always been, the pinnacle of Vasse Felix.
2023 was, by any measure, an ideal vintage in Margaret River, one that critic Angus Hughson (Vinous) has described as "a once-in-a-decade vintage" for Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon. A harmonious, temperate season unfolded without interruption, and steady, clean conditions allowed the vines to ripen slowly, completely, and on their own terms. In a season so unforced and unhurried, Tom's plots simply did what they have always done and in 2023, they did so with extraordinary eloquence.
"A harmonious season with a lack of extremes leading to a wine that glides with elegance. Not bold, not obvious but ever present and endearing." Chief Winemaker, Virginia Willcock.
“... I think this is the best ever Tom Cullity. The nose exudes serious class. A wine of balance, refinement, elegance, intensity, and finesse.”
“... It’s hard to imagine a more glorious expression of Margaret River red wine than this wonderful wine... The finest Tom yet.”
99 POINTS | Ray Jordan, WA Wine Review
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