Diana Madeline 2018 fra Cullen Wines, når kun det bedste er godt nok. Vinen er opkaldt efter Vanya Cullen’ mor, Diana Madeline. Vanya er CEO og Chief Winemaker hos Cullen Wines, og biodynamiker helt ind til benet.

Cabernet Sauvignon druerne til Diana Madeline kommer fra vinstokke plantet i 1971. Stokkene er plantet på deres egne rødder, og de giver 8 forskellige kloner af Cabernet Sauvignon.

Vinen har gæret på en kombination af ståltanke, 225 liter egetræsfade og amfora. Der er kun anvendt gær fra druerne, og et absolut minimum af tilsatte sulfitter.

Druerne til Diana Madeline 2018 lå fra 14-27 dage på skallerne inden de blev nænsomt presset og lagt på fad. Drueblendet består af 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc og 5% Malbec.

Diana Madeline 2018 kan ligge op til 50 år, og den bliver kun bedre!

Aromaerne du møder i Diana Madeline 2018 er en delikat symfoni af morbær, kirsebær, roser, violer, mørk chokolade og nektar. Altsammen noget der indikerer klassisk Cullen Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Author: Gary Walash
Publication: The Winefront (www.winefront.com.au)
Date: 9th March 2020
Score: 97/100
New label. Looks more like the Vanya offering now. I like it. Exquisitely perfumed and balanced Cabernet of perfect proportion and weight. Flowers, cherry, dark chocolate, spicy biscuit and lead pencils. Depth of fruit and ncentration, yet still comes over as svelte and fine, with freshness and fragrance, earthy bass notes, a rich seam of graphite tannin, and a long resonant finish. It’s a sensational vintage for Cullen Cabernet.

Author: Ray Jordan
Publication: The West Australian
Date: 4th April 2020
Score: 99/100
I’ve been waiting for Diana Madeline 2018 to be released, knowing how good the 2018 vintage was in Margaret River. In fact, it goes further than my lofty expectations. Super-concentrated deep blackcurrant, mulberry and dark, plummy, chocolate flavours. There is an extraordinary brightness and vitality on the nose with exotic violet perfumes. Impeccably poised. A wine that will drink well into the second half of this century. 99/100
(Best drinking: 2025-2065)

Author: Huon Hooke
Publication: The Real Review
Date: 18th March 2020
Score: 97/100
Deep, bright, youthful, concentrated purple/red colour which stains the glass. The aroma is fresh and young, fruit-driven and impressively concentrated; essency, with masses of blueberry, cassis, violet and blackberry flavours, underlined by a firm tannin backbone. There is cedar aplenty and loads of cabernet character. The tannins are very firm and it needs more time to mellow. The concentration has ramped up to a new level here. A high-quality wine of enormous potential. (79% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% cabernet franc, 5% malbec, aged in 50% new oak).

Australien

Diana Madeline 2018

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