THE PRODUCER
Doctors seemed to dominate the establishment of now-famous vineyards in
Australia back in the 1960s and 70s … Lake’s Folly in the Hunter Valley, Mount
Mary in the Yarra Valley, and Moss Wood and Cullen in Margaret River among the
most famous. Spurred by the eminent scientist Dr John Gladstone’s advice that
Margaret River was suitable for high quality wines, Dr Kevin Cullen, with his
wife Diana, became one on the pioneers of the area planting grapes in 1971 as
well as running cattle and sheep.

The area proved the perfect sanctuary for the complete range of Bordeaux grape
varieties, and these became the core of the vineyard, with the later addition of
Chardonnay. His wife succeeded him followed by their very talented winemaking
daughter Vanya. Vineyards have long been certified organic and biodynamic, with
the best fruit destined for red and white dedicated to the founding couple –
Diana Madeline for the Cabernet blend and Kevin John for the Chardonnay –
Australian classics both.

THE WINE
Cullen Diana Madeline (originally labelled as Cabernet Merlot) is dedicated to
Di Cullen who took the reins from her husband and continued Cullen’s rise in
viticultural fame. Now mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with a small portion of Merlot,
Cabernet Franc and Malbec this is an exquisite medium-bodied red that ages for
decades.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2018
Country:AustraliaRegion:Western Australia
Sub region:Margaret RiverGrape:81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 6% Petit
Verdot & 3% MalbecStyle:Bold and StructuredSweetness:DryABV:13%Drinking window:
2022 - 2038Size:750mlFood match:Beef and Venison


CRITICS SCORES

We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.