{"product_id":"cullen-diana-madeline-2024-clearance","title":"Cullen Diana Madeline 2024 -STOCKTAKE-","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimply one of Australia's finest wines year after year. A benchmark Cabernet blend of the highest order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"2024 was always facing a tough task following on from the truly sensational 2023 vintage. In Margaret River however, wonderful vintages seem the norm rather than the exception. 2024 broke records as the earliest, driest and hottest vintage experienced by the region, but \u003cstrong\u003ethe team found that biodynamic practices enabled the vineyards to come through and offer yet another superb DM Cab.\u003c\/strong\u003e Harvest took place over six pickings, on Fruit and Flower days and concluded on a Moon opposite Saturn astral event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe fruit was placed in a mix of amphorae and stainless steel tanks for wild fermentation and skin contact ranged from 15 to 78 days. Maturation was for an average of fourteen months, 50% of the barrels being new oak. The oak was a combination of puncheons and biodynamic barriques. The final wine is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Cabernet Franc 3% Malbec and 2% Merlot. Near black\/maroon with a dark magenta rim, the nose reveals aromas of black fruits, tobacco leaves, cloves, a touch of axle grease, chocolate, cassis, aniseed and blackberries. Brilliantly structured, the texture is sleek and seductive with succulent fruit throughout. \u003cstrong\u003eThe wine is very, very long and finishes with the silkiest of tannins. A wonderful Margaret River Cabernet which will sail through the next twenty years. Over that period, there is room for further improvement.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Ken Gargett, 98 POINTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cullen Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378322497645,"sku":"CLEARANCE-E2","price":122.33,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1421\/5622\/files\/Worldwine_98_d97f50de-cc77-43d2-96f8-a649e325fc94.jpg?v=1750702018","url":"https:\/\/worldwine.com.au\/products\/cullen-diana-madeline-2024-clearance","provider":"World Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}