2024 Dancing in the Moonlight Rose

2024 vintage was the hottest, driest and earliest harvest on record. Rainfall turned off like a tap at the end of September 2023, with nominally no rain until the season broke in May 2024. Unseasonable warmth all through the growing season combined withheatwaves in January meant harvest started early and was over extremely quickly.

But with sunshine comes flavour and 2024 does not disappoint in fruit weight and concentration. No rain and plenty of sun means wines hit their optimal ripeness (albeit earlier than expected!) and created wines with great depth of flavour and extract.

The ample marri blossom and dry conditions meant both bird and disease pressure was low, the main thing keeping us awake at night was the water stress on our dry grown vines. Both whites and reds show opulence and power that so far show great promise for the future.

• Colour Intense deep pink with cream tinges
• Cellar Enjoy now or for up to 10 years and serve chilled.
• Bouquet Ripe wild berries and vibrant raspberry transition to creamy strawberries and elegant rose petals and demure cesti grapefruit notes
• Food Palak Paneer, Roast Vegetables, peach custard Kuchen
• Palate fresh and vibrant rose hip and cherries, framed with a juicy and joyful pink apple and uncotus pear that transition to an elegant, complex and long finish with attractive phenolics inspiring to go back for another taste

'The important thing to consider when pouring a glass of this playful pink is provenance. The very same commitment, energy, artistry and effort that goes into producing some of the country's very best wines is deployed here too. It's just the Cullen way. It's a quietly humming, delicately perfumed and neatly balanced rose, awash with macerated raspberries and cherries, and a little dried strawberry too. There's a whiff of dried rose petal and a judicious dusting of spice.'
94 Points, Nick Ryan . The Australian