Additional information
| Weight | 1.3 kg |
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Out of stock
Cullen Diana Madeline Cabernet Blend 2016
$170.00
Faintly herbal, gravelly and cedary, its gentle bouquet of dark red and black fruits, polished cedary oak and a whiff of smoke reveals a hint of soybean. Medium to fullish in weight, it’s long and complete, with a gentle, restrained core of fruit and cedary, cigarboxy complexity that moves down a faintly chalk/gravel spine towards a lingering, savoury and drying finish. Very charming and elegant, with a pleasing marriage between fineness and texture.
Vintage
2016
Peak years to drink
2028 -
Jeremy's score
96 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Out of stock
Cullen Diana Madeline Cabernet Blend
Margaret River
Price Range at Release: $100-$199
Vintage: 2018
Alc %: 13.0
Faintly herbal, gravelly and cedary, its gentle bouquet of dark red and black fruits, polished cedary oak and a whiff of smoke reveals a hint of soybean. Medium to fullish in weight, it's long and complete, with a gentle, restrained core of fruit and cedary, cigarboxy complexity that moves down a faintly chalk/gravel spine towards a lingering, savoury and drying finish. Very charming and elegant, with a pleasing marriage between fineness and texture.
Last Date Tasted: 13/06/2020
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2018
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90 | 17.0 | 2026-2030  | |
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2016
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96 | 18.9 | 2028-2036+  | |
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2014
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95 | 18.7 | 2026-2034 | |
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2013
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90 | 17.1 | 2021-2025 | |
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2012
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88 | 16.5 | 2020-2024 | |
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2011
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92 | 17.8 | 2023-2031 | |
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2010
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97 | 19.2 | 2030-2040 | |
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2009
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98 | 19.6 | 2029-2039 | |
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2008
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96 | 18.9 | 2020-2028+ | |
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2007
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89 | 16.7 | 2012-2015+  | |
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2006
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87 | 16.0 | 2011-2014 | |
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2005
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97 | 19.3 | 2017-2025 | |
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2004
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97 | 19.3 | 2024-2034 | |
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2003
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95 | 18.6 | 2015-2023 | |
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2002
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95 | 18.6 | 2014-2022 | |
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2001
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97 | 19.4 | 2013-2021+ | |
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2000
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97 | 19.3 | 2012-2020+ | |
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1999
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97 | 19.2 | 2019-2029 | |
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1998
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96 | 19.0 | 2010-2018+ | |
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1997
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93 | 18.1 | 2009-2017 | |
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1996
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95 | 18.6 | 2008-2016 | |
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1995
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96 | 19.0 | 2015-2025 | |
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1994
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95 | 18.8 | 2006-2014 | |
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1993
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94 | 18.3 | 2005-2013+ | |
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1992
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94 | 18.5 | 2004-2012+ | |
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1991
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89 | 16.8 | 2003-2011 | |
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1990
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90 | 17.2 | 2002-2010 | |
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1989
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95 | 18.6 | 2001-2009 | |
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1988
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86 | 15.8 | 1996-2000 | |
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1987
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89 | 16.8 | 1999-2007 | |
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1986
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89 | 16.8 | 2006-2016 | |
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1985
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93 | 18.2 | 2005-2015 | |
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1984
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95 | 18.8 | 2004-2014 | |
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1983
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94 | 18.5 | 1995-2003+ | |
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1982
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91 | 17.5 | 1994-2002 | |
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1981
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90 | 17.2 | 1993-2001+ | |
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1980
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93 | 18.0 | 2000-2005 | |
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1980
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89 | 16.7 | 1992-2000+ | |
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1979
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92 | 17.8 | 1991-1999+ | |
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1979
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91 | 17.6 | 1991-1999+ | |
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1978
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85 | 15.5 | 1983-1986 | |
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1976
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92 | 17.7 | 1988-1996 |
Winery
Cullen
Cullen occupies a special place in the consciousness of Australian wine. Under Di and now Vanya Cullen, the winery has simultaneously become a leader not only in quality but also sustainability, which it has achieved through equal measures of conviction, commitment and talent. The current releases include a racy, mineral Cullen Vineyard white blend of benchmark quality, a rather nondescript Kevin John Chardonnay and a leaner, drying expression of Diana Madeline (the cabernet blend) that seems to have picked up some oak-derived volatility. I take no pleasure in reporting what I taste in these famous wines, and frankly almost hope I'm proven wrong. My role, however, demands a dispassionate stance Đ even if virtually every other wine critic supports them strongly. I note at least that the Kevin John appears to have shed the spiky, sweet-sour characters of recent vintages.
Chief Executive(s):
Vanya Cullen
Winemaker:
Vanya Cullen
Viticulturist:
Matt Dermody
Production Dozen:
25000
Tonnes Processed:
300
Address:
Lot 4323 Caves Road , Wilyabrup , Western Australia 6284 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 4.30pm
Principal Wine Region:
Margaret River
Telephone:
(08) 9755 5277
Facsimile:
(08) 9755 5550
Website:
Email:
