CullenDiana Madeline 2010
About this product
- TypeCabernet Blends
- Size750mL
- RegionMargaret River
- Current Vintage2010
- Standard Drinks7.7
- Alcohol Volume13.0%
- Langtons ClassifiedExceptional
- CountryAustralia
- StateWestern Australia
- Brand NameCullen
- Wine MakerVanya Cullen
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
- More about Tyson Stelzer
Tyson Stelzer
Young Australian author and wine critic for tysonstelzer.com
Vintage 2010
97 points www.tysonstelzer.com
2010 DM makes a vital statement: its phenomenal predecessor was no fluke. At thirty-nine years of age and privileged to fanatical biodynamic care, theCullen vineyard is in a remarkable place indeed. At a tantalising 13.0% alcohol, elegance meets the strictest definition. Utterly enticing, profoundly pure, effortlessly seamless and earth-shakingly long-lived. Margaret River graphite, high cocoa dark chocolate texture and gravelly tannins support pin-point exact violet and blackcurrant fruit. For the record, 77% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% petit verdot, 4% malbec and 3% cabernet franc – but such is its seamless coherence, you’d never know it was a blend. Diana would be proud.
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2010
96 points www.winecompanion.com.au
A 77/10/6/4/3% blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot, malbec and cabernet franc. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced, its array of blackcurrant, redcurrant, earth and spice fruit flavours are clearly varietal. Effortless grace, sure to develop beautifully over the next 20-30 years.
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