Winsor Dobbin rates 2015 Diana Madeline 98 Points

Wine writer and reviewer Winsor Dobbin names the 2015 Diana Madeline his ‘Wine of the Week’ on his website winsordobbin.com.au and scores it a stunning 98 points.

‘This is the new release of one of Australia’s most complete wines; a Margaret River classic that offers quite spectacular value given the prices now being asked for other Australian icon reds. This is seriously worthy of 98/100 in a world of frequently overblown scores. There are a lot of big-name Bordeaux blends not in the same class as this; a single-vineyard blend of 87% cabernet sauvignon, 11% merlot, 1% malbec and 1% cabernet franc from another standout West Australian vintage. Think classic blackcurrant and violet notes, along with stoney minerality, leafy elements and dark chocolate nuances. Impeccably balanced with fine-grained tannins, this is beautiful now but will almost certainly develop over a decade or more. A work of vinous art that’s worth taking out an overdraft for.’