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Diana Madeline Cabernet/Merlot, Cullen Wines 2011

RegionAustralia
Subregion Australia > Western Australia > Margaret River
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon/Merlot

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Tasting Notes

A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 4% Malbec, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot and aged 19 months in 48% new French oak barrels, the 2011 Diana Madeline is a medium to deep garnet-purple color and shows slightly muted notes of freshly crushed black currants, blackberries and red currants with hints of forest floor, cedar, bacon and lavender. Medium-bodied and tightly-wound on a very youthful palate, it is framed by medium to firm levels of grainy tannins and lively acid that supports the muscular fruit flesh. It finishes with great persistence. Drink it 2015 to 2026+.

93+
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, RobertParker.com (208), August 2013

(80% cabernet sauvignon, 12% merlot, 4% malbec, 3% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot; 12.5% alcohol): Inky ruby. Spice- and smoke-accented red fruits, vanilla and rose on the highly perfumed nose. Juicy, focused and lithe, offering deeply concentrated but tangy redcurrant, bitter cherry and mocha flavors and a smoky note of black tea. A silky sweet and strikingly persistent finish features vanilla and bitter cherry pit.

94
Josh Raynolds, International Wine Cellar, August 2013
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