Tasting Notes

🍷 Colour: Deep mulberry with purple tinges, reflecting its inky richness.

🌹 Bouquet: A heady mix of plum, mulberry, sandalwood, rose, dark chocolate, and thyme—both floral and savoury.

🍒 Palate: Lush cherry, plum, mulberry, and chocolate with silky yet structured tannins, offering grit, purity, and lasting depth.

Vintage & Vineyard Notes

The 2022 vintage delivered wines of intense perfume and texture, with a cooler growing season and low yields ensuring concentrated fruit and balanced acidity.

• Vineyard: 100% Mangan Vineyard, planted 1995–1997, adjacent to Cullen Estate.
• Varieties: 93% Malbec, 7% Petit Verdot.
• Harvest Dates: 12th March (Flower Day) & 24th March (Fruit Day)—following biodynamic principles.
• Sustainable Practices: Certified biodynamic & carbon positive.

Winemaking & Maturation

Cullen’s minimal-intervention approach allows the vineyard’s essence to shine:

✔  Fermentation: Natural fermentation with extended skin contact (6–28 days) for depth and structure.

✔  Pressing: Gently basket-pressed to retain purity and elegance.

✔  Oak Maturation: 50% new French oak for 7 months, adding fine-grained texture and spice.

✔  No Additions: No yeast, acid, or malolactic bacteria—just pure vineyard expression.

Perfect Food Pairings

🍖 Meat: Slow-roasted lamb shoulder, Wagyu beef, or smoky barbecued ribs.

🌱 Vegetarian: Chargrilled beetroot, truffle-infused mushroom risotto, or eggplant parmigiana.

🧀 Cheese: Aged cheddar, Manchego, or a soft, creamy blue.

Additional Info ℹ️

• Region: Wilyabrup, Margaret River
• Grape Variety: 93% Malbec, 7% Petit Verdot
• Cellaring Potential: Enjoy now or age up to 20 years
• Alcohol: 13.9%
• Best Serving Temperature: 16-18°C
• Closure: Screw Cap

FAQ Wine Terms 🤔

• Biodynamic Flower & Fruit Days: According to lunar cycles, these days are optimal for harvesting, enhancing fruit purity and energy.
• Basket Pressing: A gentler method of pressing grapes, preserving aromatics and delicate textures.
• Unctuous Texture: A velvety, plush mouthfeel, often found in richly structured red wines.

A wine of power, sensuality, and timeless elegance, the Mangan East Block 2022 is a testament to Cullen’s dedication to purity and sustainability. 🍷✨

Learn About Cullen Winery

Cullen Wines is a Western Australian winery based in Wilyabrup, within the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia. A long standing 5-star Halliday winery, it is consistently winning awards and highly regarded by many as of the region’s best.

Winegrowing commenced on the Cullen property in Margaret River half a century ago. Research conducted in the early 1960s revealed the region’s exceptional attributes, particularly conducive to cultivating Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Acting upon the counsel of esteemed agronomist Dr. John Gladstones, Dr. Kevin and Diana Cullen established an acre of vines at Wilyabrup in 1966 as a trial. Encouraged by its success, they expanded their endeavor, planting 18 acres of vines.

Since the establishment of the Estate, chemical intervention has been kept to a minimum, with a strong emphasis on environmental stewardship by the family. In 1998, a decisive shift towards total organic viticulture was initiated. Diana and Vanya, guided by their intuition, embarked on a journey to restore the soil by replenishing what had been depleted. Their efforts bore fruit when the Cullen Vineyard achieved A Grade Organic Certification in 2003, followed by A Grade Biodynamic Certification in 2004 (Vineyard) and 2008 (Winery) by the Biological Farmers Association of Australia.

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