Professional Ratings

• 99 Australian Wine Companion
  This wine is the benchmark of the latent power, grace and inherent balance of the 2018 vintage in Margaret River. Texturally similar to the classically sophisticated 2014 vintage, but with far greater density and weight. Here, the savoury tannins are countersunk into the fruit already: shapely, firm, chewy, malleable – everywhere and nowhere at once. Waves of blood plum, cassis, blackberry, pomegranate, juniper, raspberries, saltbush, bay leaf and salted red licorice crash against the rocks, as kelp, nori, iodine, red gravel and brine ride the smaller sets out the back. Sensational. Astounding. A wine for the ages.
• 98 James Suckling
  A great edition of the top Cabernet blend from Vasse Felix, this has a lot of power and depth. The aromas run from red to blue and dark berries with a leafy edge and attractive, fresh florals. The palate has a core of blue-toned fruit flavor that drives so deep, with a helix-like interplay of acidity and tannin. Impressive.
• 98 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2018 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec hails from a superb vintage in Margaret River. The wine on release was every bit as remarkable as it is here today, seven years from its harvest, and while it may have been classified as a warm vintage at the time, it was not as warm as the ensuing 2020, 2022 and 2024 vintages. The marri blossom—local flowering eucalyptus trees—were prodigious that year, a super bloom. It kept the hungry Silvereyes at bay and reduced bird pressure to almost zero. It was a wonderful growing season responsible for the best wines from many in the region. This is elegant and restrained now but will hold in place for decades to come.

• 97 Wine Enthusiast
  Reminiscent of Margaret River’s towering eucalyptus, marri flow- ers, dusty red earth and salty Indian Ocean breeze. red currant and black cherry swirl with graphite, iodine, savory spice and dried violets. Powerful and poised, with downright sexy tannins that cradle the fruit rather than cinch it.
• 94 Wine & Spirits

  There’s a brilliant freshness to the bold red fruit of this wine, an oceanic note of the cool winds through the jarrah forests west of Caves Road. It’s a blend of cabernet sauvignon and malbec, most all of the fruit from the original vines at the Wilyabrup blocks Tom Cullity established in 1967. The alcohol in the wine reads as earthy spice, elevating the cassis and forest-berry notes, taking the soft fullness of fruit toward a tight, focused clarity that lasts.

• 92 Wine Spectator
  Aromatic, polished and expressive, with Laurel bay leaf, black tea, tapenade and rosemary accents swirling around a core of cassis, huckleberry preserves and salted black licorice. Delivers tannins that are dense but fine-grained, adding an air of elegance, with a touch of violet lingering on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.