2020 Vasse Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Malbec Magnum 1.5L

97 Points - Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion

“Winemaker Virginia Willcock worries about her flagship wines leaving the fold, as in Heytesbury Chardonnay and Tom Cullity, released too young, she says. And while she's right, anyone buying them knows time will reward the patient. It's built for ageing, but I'm impatient, and this Tom Cullity is youthful but also complete. Malbec, off the original plantings, comprises 16% of the blend; 3% petit verdot, too, is fundamental to the shape and flavour profile. Dark-fruited, meaty, spicy, complex, roasted chicory accented, floral and beguiling. Fuller bodied with exceptional tannins, all textural, expansive and long, working in tandem with the acidity to a long finish.”

97 Points - Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate

“The 2020 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec is looking so good today, at just five years from its harvest. The tannins are shapely and permeate the fruit characters on the palate, while the length of flavor persists long after the wine has gone. This feels immediately more approachable and succulent than the other vintages tasted here before it, and while the wine may live long into the future, it's offering some very attractive arguments for drinking today. Go as you will.”

97 Points - James Suckling

“The nose is wonderfully complex and perfumed with aromas of blackcurrants, violets, wild blackberries, graphite and eucalyptus. The full-bodied palate has seamless tannins and focused acidity, giving notes of mulberries, mocha, dried herbs and saltbush. Very refined and polished with an underlying power. Made from a blend of 81% cabernet sauvignon, 16% malbec and 3% petit verdot. Excellent. Drink or hold. Screw cap.”

96 Points - Angus Hughson, Vinous

“The 2020 Tom Cullity is a classic Cabernet Sauvignon, offering a confident and robust blend of blackcurrant and gravel laced with rubbed sage and inky tones. Deep-set chalky tannins underpin lavish levels of flavor before the palate fleshes out on the finish. The 2020 is approachable now, but there is plenty of aging potential.”