Cullen, Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Vintage:2014 A gentle application of wood

A gentle application of wood sets off an earthy

powerful and quite serious with brooding flavors that brim with dry extract that buffers the firm acid spine on the intensely mineral-driven and explosively long finish

This is a vintage where managing the crop load was critical in achieving balance

Truffle and tobacco with cherries and cedar chest aromas in the nose

but soft tannin

Cullen, Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Vintage:2014 A gentle application of woodAged for 18 months in oak (40% new). Deep, nuanced garnet. Intense and layered and rather creamily gorgeous on the nose. Edge of tarmacadam on the end. Delicate and magnificently subtle. Reminiscent of the 1989.