Cullen Wines - Diana Madeline "Wilyabrup" 2020

Cullen Wines - Diana Madeline "Wilyabrup" 2020

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100% Cullen Vineyard. 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec, harvest dates included 2 Moon Opposite Saturn events and two Full Moon’s – one being a fruit day perigee and the other a Moon Opposite Saturn flower day. These took place from 8th February until 10th March. Aged 13 months in 50% new oak. Bouquet: Mulberry, chocolate, rose, iodine, salty plum. Palate: First impressions have juicy berry fruit, mulberry, plum, cherry, This unctuous fruit is framed by fine grained tannins and Wilyabrup earth, ironstone, and dust which expresses the heat of the vintage and compliments the concentration of the fruit. Cellar up to 50 years.

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Cullen

Cullen is a legendary, Margaret River Vineyard. Diana and Kevin Cullen were THE Margaret River pioneers back in the late 60’s. Kevin and Di Cullen planted a trial acre of vines at Wilyabrup in 1966 to form Cullen Wines. The encouraging results of this led to the planting of 18 acres of vines in 1971, including their first Cabernet vines. Daughter Vanya Cullen, took over the winemaking in 1989 and Cullen Wines has evolved into an estate specialising in single vineyard, premium quality wines, with low yields, hand tended, picked and dry farmed for maximum fruit quality, to ensure that the legacy and exacting standards remain uncompromised.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Bordeaux White Blend

Lesser known to its red counterpart of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon as the Bordeaux Red Blend. However, the Bordeaux White Blend made up of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc is highly important as it makes the dry whites as well as the sweet wines of Sauternes. This blend be it dry or sweet is repeated the world over. Interestingly enough, Semillon is often the major part of the blend and Sauvignon Blanc is added in to give a bit of acid or heighten the aromatics.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Margaret River

The most well known sub-region of Western Australia. It is known best for its Burgundian-styled Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon white wines and their decadent Bordeaux-styled red blends.