2008 Cullen Diana Madeline Cabernet Merlot

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Critic Score: 96/100

'96 Points - James Halliday - Wine Companion

Shiraz, grenache, mataro undergoing the most complex fermentation of all Charles Melton wines: hand-plunging, whole bunch fermentation, wild and cultured yeast, with a mix of single and co-fermentation, matured in...

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Critic Reviews

96 Points - James Halliday, Wine Companion

“Shiraz, grenache, mataro undergoing the most complex fermentation of all Charles Melton wines: hand-plunging, whole bunch fermentation, wild and cultured yeast, with a mix of single and co-fermentation, matured in...”

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2004

97.0 Average Critic Rating
  • 98Huon Hooke, The Real Review
  • 96James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

$216.00

A very deeply coloured, concentrated and powerful DM, solid and tannic, still quite youthful and vigorous, a long-term …

— Huon Hooke, The Real Review

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2007

  • 97James Halliday, Wine Companion
  • 95Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

$266.00

This is as close to perfection as one can imagine in terms of structure, texture and its complex fruit flavours. Great …

— James Halliday, Wine Companion

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2008

  • 96James Halliday, Wine Companion

$266.00

Shiraz, grenache, mataro undergoing the most complex fermentation of all Charles Melton wines: hand-plunging, whole bun…

— James Halliday, Wine Companion

2009

97.3 Average Critic Rating
  • 98Jeremy Oliver, Oliver's Wines
  • 98Tyson Stelzer, Wine Business Magazine
  • 96Huon Hooke, The Real Review

$224.00

A superlative wine, beautifully balanced, measured and focused, already revealing remarkable complexity and character. …

— Jeremy Oliver, Oliver's Wines

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2011

96.3 Average Critic Rating
  • 97James Halliday, Wine Companion
  • 96Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
  • 96James Halliday, Wine Companion

$250.00

An 80/12/4/3/1% blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec, cabernet franc and petit verdot; 18 months in French barri…

— James Halliday, Wine Companion

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2012

96.3 Average Critic Rating
  • 97Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
  • 96Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
  • 96James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

$224.00

Hang on to your hats boys and girls, Cullen are back in the game. Those ‘other’ critics may have gone large on what I’d…

— Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

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2021

  • 98Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
  • 98Ray Jordan, rayjordan.com.au

$141.00

Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 ($160) – The newly released DM Cabernet is a particularly auspicious one, celebr…

— Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot

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2022

97.8 Average Critic Rating
  • 99Andrew Caillard, The Vintage Journal
  • 98Ray Jordan, Wine Pilot
  • 97Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
  • 97Cassandra Charlick, Decanter

$141.00

Deep colour. Ethereal cassis, light marzipan, vanilla with hints of violet. Fresh blackcurrant pastille, marzipan, ceda…

— Andrew Caillard, The Vintage Journal

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2023

98.5 Average Critic Rating
  • 99Ray Jordan, rayjordan.com.au
  • 99Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
  • 98Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
  • 98Huon Hooke, The Real Review

$141.00

Okay. I’ve tasted every one of the Diana Madeline vintages, and I can say absolutely that I have never had a better one…

— Ray Jordan, rayjordan.com.au

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2024

97.5 Average Critic Rating
  • 98Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
  • 97Huon Hooke, The Real Review

$158.00

Near black/maroon with a dark magenta rim. Aromas of black fruits, tobacco leaf, cloves, chocolate, cassis, aniseed and…

— Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot

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Delivery & collection
  • Free local delivery - with no minimum order, Full delivery details.
  • Postcodes 6008, 6009, 6010, 6011, 6012, 6014, 6015, 6156, 6157, 6158 and 6159.
  • Free click and collect from 12 Station Street, Cottesloe. Orders placed before 12pm are usually ready the same day.
  • Australia-wide: $20 flat rate with Australia Post, or Express from $75.

Wine Details & Information

Vintage: 2008

Varietal / Style: Cabernet Sauvignon

Producer: Cullen

Country: Australia

Region: Margaret River, Western Australia

Bottle size: 750ml

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