Cullen Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019

A$150.00

Availability
In stock
Volume
750ml
Region/Country
Western Australia, Australia
Rating
98 points

Vintages

2019

Description

The 2019 Diana Madeline was born of a low yielding (cabernet sauvignon 4.75 tonnes per hectare, merlot 2.13 tonnes per hectare, cabernet franc 4.01 tonnes per hectare, Malbec 3.43 tonnes per hectare) warm vintage.

The vines were planted in 1971 on ancient gravelly granite soils, producing a wine of great quality, elegance, perfume and balance.
Predominately Fruit days with one harvest occurring on a Full Moon perigee with a supporting fruit trine.

Skin contact time ranged from 10-29 days before being gently basket pressed to barrel. It has spent an average of 15 months in oak, with 45% new oak, in a mixture of biodynamic barriques and puncheons.

The varietal blend is 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot. The wine will age for up to 50 years.

Rating

Score
98 points
Reviewer
Gary Walsh
Review

Incredible power and concentration here, and yet, still lithe and so finely wrought. It’s ultra-mineral in feel with iron and dense graphite tannin, but perfumed and spice-laden too. The quality and feel of tannin here is something quite extraordinary. Plum and dark cherry, dark tobacco, whiff of empty chocolate box, superb length of flavour. Essence of Cabernet. Essential Cabernet. We’ve never had it so good.

Specifications

Closure
Screw cap
Serving Temp.
14-18 °C
Cellar until
Now - 2040

Tasting Profile

Nose
Delicious aromas, and deeply perfumed, violets, wild rose, mulberry, satsuma plum and cigar box. An intoxicating nectar of cabernet sauvignon and family, and classic old vine, low yielding and intensity.
Palate
An elegant, perfumed, wine. Light and intense, with fruit density, balance and opulent, in that Cabernet Sauvignon seductive way. The wines fine tannins, float across the palate…. Revealing plum, rose, chocolate, ironstone and cigar box.. The list of adjectives goes on and on into an infinite taste of Cullen Wilyabrup Diana Madeline - from a great vintage equal if not better than the great 2018.

Cullen Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019

Cullen Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2019
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