CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT 2006
Perhaps Cullen's best known wine, this blend was recently included in the prestigious Langton classification of Australian wines. The vines planted in 1971 are 35 years old. On average the yields are around two tons per acre, or 26 hectolitres per hectare, giving great concentration to the wine.They are grown on the Scott Henry trellising system which yields grapes with ripe tannins and flavours. The varieties are vinified separately and matured in french oak for 18 months. The result is a deeply coloured wine with great depth of flavour, fine grain tannins and outstanding cellaring potential.
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This wine was made entirely from grapes produced on the Cullen family vineyards and is the second label to the Diane Madeline in the Cullen Wines range. 10% of the total gross sales from this wine are donated to the Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation. The very cool conditions in 2006 yielded delightfully fresh Cabernet Sauvignon fruit, the variety that dominates (84%) this wine and which helped make it remarkably approachable from the moment it was bottled. The other components of this wine, namely 11% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc, together with maturation for 18 months in high quality French oak, have enhanced the complexity of the bouquet and palate.
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