The 2019 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec hails from a cool, lovely vintage in 2019. It may be destined to forever live in the shadow of the 2018 that came before it, yet the comparison between the two is useless/pointless and only leads to a cul-de-sac of irrelevance. The 2019 season yielded wines of finesse and detail, of cool blue fruits in place of the powerful red berries in the year prior. Graphite, coal dust and mineral freshness are the calling cards of this year, and I love the wines for those characters. I do not know if the wines will live longer—how can any of us know? Yet they represent an opportunity to express a stylistic preference, and that's a lovely thing. Here, the wine is everything the year dictated, and it is showing some gentle forest-floor development alongside all of its inherent complexity. Not even beginning to hit its stride of evolution, further patience is recommended. For what it's worth, the wine is gorgeous now, though. — Wine Advocate, Apr 2025

“The bold and chocolatey 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Tom Cullity rifles with mulberry, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas laced with graphite and inky tones, significant new oak sitting comfortably in the mix. Dense with deep wells of dark fruit flavor, this Margaret River wine retains impressive detail. The tannins are chewy and sturdy, which underlie a gravelly finish that goes on and on and on. It is in a holding pattern right now; all the pieces are waiting to unfold over at least a few decades.” — Vinous, May 2024