Cullen Cabernet Merlot Unit:Single

Cullen Cabernet Merlot Unit:SingleProducer "This wine is referred to as the junior Diana Madeline, with the cabernet sauvignon grapes coming from the Cullen Wines 'old block' cabernet sauvignon, planted 50 years ago in 1971. It is a blend of 78% cabernet sauvignon, 19% merlot, 2% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot. The grapes were hand harvested on the fruit and flower days of the biodynamic calendar and fermented on skins for 10 26 days with indigenous yeasts. The malolactic

the mix of riesling clones is rare

The nose is lifted and fresh with guava

A small parcel is fermented as 100% whole bunch and blended back to the wine post barrel maturation (6% of this wine)

and Rose now being made and some Heathcote Shiraz under the Pyrette label from a separate vineyard

yellow grapefruit

Dixon is a blend of pinot noir from the Original Vineyard and Kaye Vineyard

cleansing acidity that lingers

A little more fine-boned

which is not commonly found in Australia

the fruit is then whole bunch pressed and racked to tank for a temperature-controlled fermentation

rich fruit

As a result