Cullen
About Cullen
It is hard to dispute that Vanya Cullen is currently one of the greatest winemakers in Australia. Named “Best Winemaker of the Year” 2020 by James Halliday's Wine Companion, in addition to “Winemaker of the Year” at the 2019 Australian Women in Wine Awards, Vanya is very much at the helm of her appellation, steering Margaret River on a very successful course.
Further accolades have come by way of Cullen being awarded “Best Winery of the Year” by James Halliday to go alongside Vanya Cullen’s individual award. Naturally drawing even more attention from the world’s fine wine collectors as a result, we are delighted to present a handful of cases of the newly released and impossibly rare 2019 “Kevin John” Chardonnay.

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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (HWC) |
Inc. VAT
£649.24 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)81% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% cabernet franc, 3% malbec. Wild-fermented and matured for 18 months in French oak (40% new). The colour is faultless, as is the wine. It has waves of complexity, like one of Margaret River's surf breaks, changing shape as the luxuriant cassis swells on the mid-palate, then finishes with ripe, textured tannins as the wave goes on to crash on the shore. The overall ripeness is perfection. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 99 (JS) |
Inc. VAT
£667.24 |
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James Suckling (99)This is a superb edition of this revered, cabernet-based blend with such complete, seamless and elegant feel, yet there’s such depth of flavor, too. Aromas of fresh redcurrants, red and violet flowers, subtle spice, fresh earth, paper bark, fresh-picked thyme and sage, red berries and some cedary notes. The palate is stunning and has a brand of elegance with power that is found in only the greatest wines. Pristine mulberries, red plums, blueberries and red cherries sail through layers of fine tannin, into an unwaveringly long and vibrant finish. An exceptionally concentrated and convincing Diana Madeline release, this is one of their finest. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 5% malbec. Delicious now, but his will bloom from 2028. Screw cap. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (HWC) |
Inc. VAT
£540.04 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)87% Cabernet sauvignon, with 7/3/2/1% merlot/cabernet franc/malbec/petit verdot. Matured for 15 months in barrique, 45% new. Cassis and red licorice on the nose, bay and salt bush, too. The palate is salty and fine with layers upon layers of spice and texture. The tannins are like finely textured gills, stacked as delicately as the folds in a mushroom. The length of flavour unfurls and extends across the palate, taking so long to fade that this entire tasting note is possible off one sip. The rest are just for pleasure. Drink it now, or in 40+ years from now… both will be possible. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 94 (VN) |
Inc. VAT
£638.69 |
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Vinous (94)The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Diana Madeline is stylish, poised and precise boasting an intense and enticing core of graphite, blackberry, and black olive aromas. Classically structured, there is immense density to the dark, cedary fruit flavour and tannins, with underlying vitality and freshness. A long, tight and sinewy finish bodes well for the future but it clearly needs time to fill out. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (TRR) |
Inc. VAT
£527.09 |
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The Real Review (98)Medium to light-straw colour. The bouquet is mineral, savoury, with a high-note of wheat biscuit, the palate very intense and yet understated, with a very savoury dryness in its lingering aftertaste. There are traces of malt, almond meal and lemon in the mouth. The palate has outstanding tension, refinement and length. It`s still reserved and latent, yet to spread its wings, but the intensity is there. It reveals more wonderful complexities the more you taste it and promises to unfold even more with time. |
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Western Australia | 4 | - |
Inc. VAT
£270.29 |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£284.69 |
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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (HWC) |
In Bond
£525.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)81% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% cabernet franc, 3% malbec. Wild-fermented and matured for 18 months in French oak (40% new). The colour is faultless, as is the wine. It has waves of complexity, like one of Margaret River's surf breaks, changing shape as the luxuriant cassis swells on the mid-palate, then finishes with ripe, textured tannins as the wave goes on to crash on the shore. The overall ripeness is perfection. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 99 (JS) |
In Bond
£540.00 |
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James Suckling (99)This is a superb edition of this revered, cabernet-based blend with such complete, seamless and elegant feel, yet there’s such depth of flavor, too. Aromas of fresh redcurrants, red and violet flowers, subtle spice, fresh earth, paper bark, fresh-picked thyme and sage, red berries and some cedary notes. The palate is stunning and has a brand of elegance with power that is found in only the greatest wines. Pristine mulberries, red plums, blueberries and red cherries sail through layers of fine tannin, into an unwaveringly long and vibrant finish. An exceptionally concentrated and convincing Diana Madeline release, this is one of their finest. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 5% malbec. Delicious now, but his will bloom from 2028. Screw cap. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (HWC) |
In Bond
£434.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)87% Cabernet sauvignon, with 7/3/2/1% merlot/cabernet franc/malbec/petit verdot. Matured for 15 months in barrique, 45% new. Cassis and red licorice on the nose, bay and salt bush, too. The palate is salty and fine with layers upon layers of spice and texture. The tannins are like finely textured gills, stacked as delicately as the folds in a mushroom. The length of flavour unfurls and extends across the palate, taking so long to fade that this entire tasting note is possible off one sip. The rest are just for pleasure. Drink it now, or in 40+ years from now… both will be possible. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
£513.00 |
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Vinous (94)The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Diana Madeline is stylish, poised and precise boasting an intense and enticing core of graphite, blackberry, and black olive aromas. Classically structured, there is immense density to the dark, cedary fruit flavour and tannins, with underlying vitality and freshness. A long, tight and sinewy finish bodes well for the future but it clearly needs time to fill out. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (TRR) |
In Bond
£420.00 |
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The Real Review (98)Medium to light-straw colour. The bouquet is mineral, savoury, with a high-note of wheat biscuit, the palate very intense and yet understated, with a very savoury dryness in its lingering aftertaste. There are traces of malt, almond meal and lemon in the mouth. The palate has outstanding tension, refinement and length. It`s still reserved and latent, yet to spread its wings, but the intensity is there. It reveals more wonderful complexities the more you taste it and promises to unfold even more with time. |
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Western Australia | 4 | - |
In Bond
£206.00 |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
In Bond
£218.00 |
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