All Cullen Wines are grown on a certified Biodynamic, Carbon Neutral and naturally powered estate. Grapes are harvested by hand on fruit and flower days according to the astrological calendar. The wines have no additions of yeast, acid or malolactic culture, and are in this sense natural wines which express the place and land on which they are grown, the vintage and the people.

Always one of our greatest Chardonnays, not just a great Margaret River Chardonnay. Full biodynamics as always, Gin Gin clone from plantings made between 1976 and 1988, largely new oak, we are seeing this wine released in the new lightweight bottles. Environmentally positive, though it does seem to rob the wine of some of its gravitas. Fortunately, it is what is in the bottle that counts. A straw/lemon hue, this is a very youthful Chardonnay, but it is elegance personified, with energy and focus and the signs of very early complexity. There is a beautifully creamy texture here with fine, citrussy acidity. The nose offers notes of peaches, florals, ginger, hints of nectarine, bergamot and lemon curd. This is poised and taut, a wine of precision. Long and lingering, there are notes of oatmeal on the palate. Leave it for a couple of years and it will be very special. Then enjoy for a further twelve to fifteen years. Rating: 97 Points; Ken Gargett; Wine Pilot

A warm and dry vintage in ’24 yet the fruit was picked early, between the 11th and 19th January, with five hand harvests according to the biodynamic calendar. Aged 6 months in 50% new French oak puncheons. And yet, it's almost a pared-back style given the richness and flavour we’re accustomed to with Kevin John – everything reined in by fine acidity. It’s a pleasing outcome. Grapefruit and white peach, cedar/caramel oak spices and a light fragrance of lemon blossom. Not all upfront fruit; there’s a savouriness throughout, a fine layer of nougat/nutty lees and a tug of phenolics that adds more shape. Date: May 2025; Alcohol: 13.5%; Price: $180.00; Drink by: 2025; Rating: 96 Points; James Halliday Wine Companion

Bright medium-depth yellow colour; bread dough and fresh pastry aromas at first sniff, then lemon and subtle grapefruit emerge, a trace of fresh picked herbs, all of this translating onto the palate which is delicate and refined, marvellously fresh and vital, trim and yet intense, seemingly low-alcohol and light on its feet, suggesting earlier harvested grapes. A superb chardonnay and a triumph from a tricky season. Date: Apr 2025; Alcohol: 13.5%; Price: $180.00; Drink: 2025-2039; Rating: 96 Points; Huon Hooke; The Real Review

Tasted as a tank sample (bottling was imminent as of January 27), the frisky and wildly aromatic 2024 Kevin John Chardonnay leads with crushed shells and fragrant esters, layers of white peach and pear, green apple and cut lime. The wine is bright, fresh and as yet unevolved, but it shows real length and persistence through the finish. Hailing from the hottest, driest and earliest vintage in Margaret River's history, the freshness in this wine is testament to the resilience and balance of the dry-farmed vineyard in Wilyabrup. The wine will be released later this year. 13.9% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Date: Mar 2025; Drink: 2028 - 2044; Rating: 94-96 Points; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate