Cullen Diana Madeline Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2021

The 2021 harvest was defined by COVID-19 and staff restrictions for hand harvesting. The low yields ensured that the crop was harvested at optimal condition and ripeness. Bird pressure was high, and rain events during the growing seasons and harvest were challenging. Harvest took place between 12th and 18th March.

The grapes were hand-picked and carefully sorted. Each variety was fermented separately with indigenous yeasts. Fermentation time ranged from 10 to 29 days before the wine was gently basket-pressed into a barrel. It matured for 15 months in French oak, of which 50% was new, in a mixture of barriques and puncheons, with some biodynamic oak used.