Cullen Wines Red Moon Mangan Vineyard 2017
This Cullen wine takes its name from the 'Red Moon' which occurs during a total lunar eclipse when the light filtering through the Earth’s atmosphere dapples the moon in red light. This penumbral lunar eclipse occurred on 11th February 2017 during harvest. The grapes for the wine are grown on a single vineyard (Mangan) in the Wilyabrup subregion of the Margaret River. The soils are old, granite and gravely sandy loam, overlaying lateric subsoils. Malbec (57%), Petit Verdot (37%) and Merlot (6%) are three grape varieties that are particularly well suited to growing in this area. In the 'Red Moon' wine, the Malbec provides the fruit power and colour, the Petit Verdot the length and texture and the Merlot the structure. This certified biodynamic wine has a very attractive blend of plummy, cherry and spice flavours on the palate. A juicy and pure, fruit-driven wine.
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The Producer Cullen Wines | Margaret River
Cullen Wines is a certified biodynamic, carbon neutral and naturally powered estate, with their philosophy summed up in three simple words: ‘Quality, Integrity and Sustainability’. It is one of the oldest and most awarded family wineries in Western Australia’s famous...
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Cullen Wines Red Moon Mangan Vineyard 2017
The Region Western Australia
The Western Australia wine region has a rich winemaking heritage and a reputation for producing high-quality and regionally distinct wines. This is Australia’s largest State and spans the western third of the Australian continent, although the winemaking regions are almost entirely concentrated in the south-west and great...
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Woodlands Wilyabrup Valley Chardonnay 2016
Woodlands Wilyabrup Valley Cabernet Merlot 2015
Robert Oatley Finisterre Margaret River Chardonnay 2018
Cullen Wines Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon 'Cullen Vineyard' 2016
Cullen Wines Red Moon Mangan Vineyard 2017
Robert Oatley The Pennant Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
The Primary Grape Malbec
Malbec is a black grape variety that is traditionally used in Bordeaux blends to provide both colour and tannin to the wine. It is also grown in the Loire, South-West France, where it was responsible for the ‘black-wine of Cahors’ and many other Mediterranean wine regions....