Tom Cullity - 2013 - Vasse Felix
Gradazione alcoolica: 14.50 %
a. 2017 Tom Cannavan:
96 of 100 Points.
"Tom Cannavan" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2017 il 01.01.2022 con 96 di 100 punti.
"(2022) The coolest and latest vintage for a decade, with delayed ripening and good acid retention. January and February so both warm sunshine and some rain, but a warm March and the driest April since 1982 so excellent ripening of red varieties. 82% Cab with 17% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot, it spent 19 months in French oak, 61% new. More dense in colour, but far from opaque, running to pale pink on the rim. Quite closed, gravelly and olive scented, a hint of mint and showing that elegant and precise side of Cabernet, some exotic cigar box and Sandalwood spice. In the mouth the wine fleshes out immediately, sweet and ripe, the plushness surprises after the strictness of the aromatics, filling the mouth with plump blackcurrant, but then the edge begins to come through, really taut, succulent tannins and acids give this authority, but the wine has great drive and focus, finishing on fruit and suggesting great potential once again."
a. 2016 Tom Cannavan:
95 of 100 Points.
"Tom Cannavan" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2016 il 01.01.2022 con 95 di 100 punti.
"(2022) A dry and warm spring set good fruit and better yields than in the preceding vintage. Warm conditions with some helpful rainfall in January led to a long finish to the season. 78% Cab with 20% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot, it spent 19 months in French oak, 80% new. Lots of mint and eucalypt here, chocolate too and refined cassis. Also plenty of ozoney freshness, leafy fennel and liquorice. The palate has great concentration and balance, again it is a wine with great drive and focus because of those taut, fine tannins and dry cherry-pit bite of the acid, but this does have the ripeness of fruit too, plump blackcurrants and brambles, just a background of quite exotic, incense-like spice."
a. 2014 Tom Cannavan:
94 of 100 Points.
"Tom Cannavan" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2014 il 01.01.2022 con 94 di 100 punti.
"(2022) A 'text book vintage' according to Vasse Felix, with consistent weather through the ripening season. Crop levels were good, despite some spring storms reducing cropping potential. 80% Cab with 16% Malbec and 4% Petit Verdot, it spent 18 months in French oak, 62% new. A little more dense in colour that the 2013, this also is perfumed, but more on pure red and black fruits and florals than the more herbaceous character of the 2013, with raspberry and light anise notes. The palate is luxurious, sweet and creamy fruit and a soy character, a little sweet, damp earth. Lots of saltiness and seasoning on this wine, very gastronomic, very digestible, the tannins and cherry pit acdity of the finish are really quite elegant, though spicy and intense too."
a. 2013 Tom Cannavan:
92 of 100 Points.
"Tom Cannavan" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2013 il 01.01.2022 con 92 di 100 punti.
"(2022) A cool start to the growing season slowed development, but summer conditions were good, a rapid cooling in March aslo allowing extended hang-time. 76% Cab in this vintage, with 20% Malbec and 4% Petit Verdot. Nineteen months in French oak, 61% new. A very perfumed, green herb and olive-touched character, bright and lifted with black fruit and a light balsamic glaze, fresh and fragrant. Very pure and attractive black fruit, but it retains that savoury, lightly salty olive and fennel note, oak spices, a touch of chocolaate, and very pure but firm tannins and acids. The sweetness of the fruit really builds on the mid-palate, finishing savoury and long."
a. 2017 Wine Enthusiast:
96 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2017 il 01.12.2021 con 96 di 100 punti.
"The 2017 vintage of this winery's top-tier red was on the cooler side for Margaret River, resulting in extra elegance alongside power and polish. Waves of aromas and flavors flow in the form of plum, currant, black olive, tar, leather, tobacco leaf and other savory herbs. A sanguine note sits at the back. The full-figured palate shows lovely freshness and poise. The tannins are chalky, chiseled and well-structured. Drink until 2040. Christina Pickard"
a. 2015 Tom Cannavan:
95 of 100 Points.
"Tom Cannavan" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2015 il 01.01.2021 con 95 di 100 punti.
"(2021) A year of mild conditions and a slow and steady vintage, though spring storms did reduce yields. 78% Cab with 20% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot, it spent 16 months in French oak, only 51% new. Quite reserved at first, or rather, quite densely, tightly wound with tobacco, cedar and black fruit on the nose. The palate burst with a juiciness of ripe blackcurrant, but that initial tension of the nose does not dissipate: this stays taut, muscular, deep and still relatively impenetrable at this stage, but such a concetration of sweet fruit, firm and elegant acidity and chocolaty smooth tannins that it is both gorgeous now, and promises considerable longevity."
a. 2016 Wine Enthusiast:
96 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2016 il 01.12.2020 con 96 di 100 punti.
"This wine bears the unmistakable character of the region through notes of black currant, cedar, olive brine, bay leaf and cigar box. Layers of texture and flavor flow over the tongue, knit together by a powdery, fine line of tannins. Oak is present but should integrate seamlessly with time in bottle. It's a classy wine that walks a tightrope of power and elegance. Drink 2022-2040. Christina Pickard"
a. 2015 Wine Enthusiast:
96 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2015 il 01.12.2019 con 96 di 100 punti.
"The third vintage of Tom Cullity is the best to date. This premium bottling offers threads of graphite, currants, black olives, nori, tomato leaf and roasted green peppers. These flavors, along with spicy French oak, are tightly woven with fine chalky tannins. Power and elegance share the limelight, and linearity trumps roundness and richness. Cellar through 2039. Christina Pickard"
a. 2014 Wine Enthusiast:
94 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2014 il 01.04.2019 con 94 di 100 punti.
"This is only the second vintage of Vasse Felix's top tier wine, the first was released during the winery's--and the region's--50th anniversary in 2017. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Malbec, 4% Petit Verdot, it offers aromas of red currant, mocha, sea spray, smoke, potpourri spice, green olive and graphite. The oak is there--tight-grained and a tad flashy--but it's a string to the bow rather than the whole orchestra, and it will settle with time. Overall, it's elegant, complex and should age remarkably well. Drink through 2039. Christina Pickard"
a. 2018 The Wine Front:
96 of 100 Points.
"The Wine Front" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2018 il 01.04.2022 con 96 di 100 punti.
a. 2017 Wine Spectator:
93 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2017 il 01.08.2021 con 93 di 100 punti.
a. 2017 Decanter World Wine Awards:
92 of 100 Points.
"Decanter World Wine Awards" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2017 il 01.01.2021 con 92 di 100 punti.
a. 2016 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
95 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2016 il 01.10.2020 con 95 di 100 punti.
a. 2016 Wine Spectator:
92 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2016 il 01.08.2020 con 92 di 100 punti.
a. 2016 The Wine Front:
94 of 100 Points.
"The Wine Front" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2016 il 01.04.2020 con 94 di 100 punti.
a. 2014 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate:
96 of 100 Points.
"Robert Parker The Wine Advocate" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2014 il 01.01.2020 con 96 di 100 punti.
a. 2016 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate:
95 of 100 Points.
"Robert Parker The Wine Advocate" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2016 il 01.01.2020 con 95 di 100 punti.
a. 2016 Decanter World Wine Awards:
96 of 100 Points.
"Decanter World Wine Awards" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2016 il 01.01.2020 con 96 di 100 punti.
a. 2015 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
94 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2015 il 01.10.2019 con 94 di 100 punti.
a. 2015 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate:
96 of 100 Points.
"Robert Parker The Wine Advocate" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2015 il 01.06.2019 con 96 di 100 punti.
a. 2015 The Wine Front:
95 of 100 Points.
"The Wine Front" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2015 il 01.02.2019 con 95 di 100 punti.
a. 2015 Decanter World Wine Awards:
94 of 100 Points.
"Decanter World Wine Awards" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2015 il 01.06.2018 con 94 di 100 punti.
a. 2014 The Wine Front:
96 of 100 Points.
"The Wine Front" ha valutato il vino "Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec" dalla vendemmia 2014 il 01.03.2018 con 96 di 100 punti.
