Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Brand
2019 Cullen Diana Madeleine

FOOD PAIRING NOTES
This splendid red wine blend from Cullen Wines is a wonderful accompaniment to spiced venison, roasted beef fillet and salt cod.

PROFILE
The 2019 Diana Madeline was born of a low yielding, 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 and 2% Malbec. The wine will age for up to 50 years.

TASTING NOTES

Colour
Deep mulberry, ripe cherry with purple hues, showing youth, and vitality.

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, cigar box and plum. The list of adjectives goes on and on into an infinite taste of Cullen Wilyabrup Diana Madeline -from a great vintage equalif not better than the great 2018.

VARIETAL 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 3 %Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec
REGION Margaret River WA
ABV% 13.5%

Liquor Act
Liquor Act 2007. It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of,
a person under the age of 18 years. Lic No. LIQP770016424

*We endeavor to ensure the correct vintage is displayed, however some variations may occur in store and for delivered bottles.