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Cullen is an icon in every sense of the word. Consistently among the greatest wines produced in the country every year and now a true leader in the fields of biodynamics and sustainable viticulture. To drink a Diana Madeline Cabernet is to consume Australian history and feel the heartbeat of Western Australia's most renowned terroir.
The 2022 Diana Madeline is a culmination of over 50 years of dedication, effort, and respect for the land to make the best quality wine. The vintage was perfect for elegant cabernet sauvignon, with warm conditions early and then cooler conditions making it an epic vintage with reds ripening earlier than usual. Hand harvested over 5 biodynamic calendar days from 12th March to 16th March, three flower days and culminating on a full Moon fruit day when Venus and Saturn were in conjunction.
The wine spent an average of 30 days on skins. It then spent 14 months in 55% new oak, a mixture of biodynamic barriques and puncheons. The final blend comprises 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Malbec.
The Cabernet Sauvignon vines were planted in 1971, Merlot 1976, Cabernet Franc 1976 and Malbec in 1978… beautiful old vine wine.
Cullen Wines
All wines below are available now at our special offer prices for the next 7 days only. To place your order, simply click on the links below or contact us by email, by fax on 03 9419 6970 or call us on 03 9419 6990.
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2022 Cullen Diana Madeline Cabernet Merlot
Offer $160
"Deep bright purple-red colour leading into a stylish bouquet of sweet mulberry and other berry fruits, violets and cassis, succulent and mouth-filling, with masses of fine emery-like tannins that run the length of the palate adding authority, structure, length and refreshment to the aftertaste. Concentrated, superripe blackberry, cassis and mulberry flavours; oak tucked discreetly into the background."
98 Points
Huon Hooke, The Real Review
98 Points
Ray Jordan, winepilot.com
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2023 Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay
Offer $180
"Made from 100% dry farmed biodynamically certified Wente/Gin Gin clone planted between 1976 and 1988. Australian Chardonnay is so good. Now packaged in a lighter bottle weighing 360 grams, as opposed to the old one which was 560 grams. Very good. Well done. Now lets get rid of those ‘flagship’ (usually red, aspirational, and anachronistic) wines weighing in at nearly 1kg… As an aside, I taste nearly all wines from a Plumm Three No.3 Burgundy glass these days, such a pleasing and durable glass. For light whites and sparkling, I tend to use Gabriel glass.
Peach and dried pear, plenty of spice, cedar, brittle toffee and vanilla, cumquat, lime and white flower. It’s a powerful expression of Wilyabrup Chardonnay, intense in acidity and flavour, it has spice and plenty of grip, lime nougat, a milk powder richness, and a bold finish of excellent length. Positively dripping with golden flavour and energy, but so very good."
96 Points
Gary Walsh, winefront.com
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All wines below are available now at our special offer prices for the next 7 days only. To place your order, simply click on the links above or contact us by email, by fax on 03 9419 6970 or call us on 03 9419 6990.
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