2000 Cullen Wines Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot (Diana Madeline)
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Rieslingfan wrote:
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - My last bottle of this wine, and so of course the best...
Aging from the outside in, it's now a core of fruit wrapped in old leather, cherry infused tobacco in an elegant room. It is an absolute pleasure to drink now, with or without food.
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Comment posted by arthrovine:
5/17/2016 4:37:00 AM - Thanks for the note. I enjoy these also. What closure type was your wine? Also did you decant it?
Comment posted by Rieslingfan:
5/17/2016 4:44:00 AM - Cork finished bottle. I did not decant, as it was a snap decision to open it for dinner. The bottle had been standing up for several weeks in the queue.
Comment posted by salil:
5/17/2016 5:58:00 AM - Such a great wine. Shame about current pricing.
Comment posted by Rieslingfan:
5/17/2016 7:12:00 AM - Yeah - $85-$100 is not a price I am willing to pay. I can get Heitz or Ridge cab for $50. Not the same expression, but relatively equal quality.
Comment posted by arthrovine:
5/17/2016 7:28:00 AM - Pricing has indeed gotten ridiculous on these wines. I have both corked and screw capped 01s that are completely different wines. The screw caps are aging glacially where as the corks are beautifully ready
Comment posted by salil:
5/17/2016 7:31:00 AM - Interesting - do you know what the liner is on the screwcaps? Are those Stelvins?
As much as I love Aussie cabs, the classics are no longer a value proposition. I used to buy wines like this or Wynn's John Riddoch to scratch my Cab itch - now I'm just going back to Bordeaux.