Cullen Diana Madeline 2022

Cullen Diana Madeline 2022James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2024 Cullen is an iconic Margaret River winery and the Diana Madeline is their flagship red wine. It is famed for its quality and consistency, is sought after by collectors world wide and is a worthy regional benchmark. It is a classic Cabernet Sauvignon dominant Bordeaux blend grown on an exemplary vineyard. The Cullen vineyard has been certified both Organic and Biodynamic since 2004. "An Australian icon.

It's very smoky

This shows particularly in the stunning single-vineyard chardonnays and pinots of Giant Steps: distinctive wines that reflect their sites and glow with impeccable finesse

long-lived releases in the grand

fine tannins

"  Mike Bennie

Robert Parker Wine Advocate - 94 points

courted by mouth puckering cabernet tannins

This wine spent an additional 6 months in oak (18 months in total) to tame the primary fruit expression and build a little more secondary complexity

A bit lighter on its feet than in the past

the fruit depth is just stunning

this vital route served as the lifeline of the Frankland River community

raspberries and blackberries