x
  • Country ranking ?

    211
  • Producer ranking ?

    15
  • Decanting time

    -
  • When to drink

    Now

The Tb points given to this wine are the world’s most valid and most up-to-date evaluation of the quality of the wine. Tastingbook points are formed by the Tastingbook algorithm which takes into account the wine ratings of the world's best-known professional wine critics, wine ratings by thousands of tastingbook’s professionals and users, the generally recognised vintage quality and reputation of the vineyard and winery. Wine needs at least five professional ratings to get the Tb score. Tastingbook.com is the world's largest wine information service which is an unbiased, non-commercial and free for everyone.

Close

Wine Information

An excellent vintage and the one that put Margaret River on the map, but it wasn't this wine that did it. Close neighbours Cape Mentelle won Australia’s most coveted wine trophy, the Jimmy Watson Trophy, which is awarded annually at the Melbourne Wine Show to the best One Year Old Red (and yes, the insanity of having your major trophy awarded to a red that usually has not even been bottled is not something that has escaped notice, but is a topic for another day). Cullen's was a close runner-up. Having tried both wines recently, there is no doubt that the judges got it the wrong way around. This wine has held up superbly; sadly, Cape Mentelle less so. Cape Mentelle rose again with their 1983, and on that occasion it was a clearly superior wine to Cullen's.
Yields were 1.5 tonnes per acre for the Cabernet and a miserly 1 tonne per acre for the Merlot. A 73/27% blend which spent 22 months in oak. The long, cool ripening period was ideal for Cabernet. Harvest was not until well into April, rather than the more usual March picking.
Di Cullen was so pleased with this wine that it led to the decision to drop the straight Cabernet and concentrate on the blend. Mind you, it took three years to sell this vintage - at A$6 a bottle.

Close

Information

Origin

Margaret River, Margaret River
Incorrect Information
If you found some information that is wrong, let us know
Are you sure you want do delete this wine? All information will be lost.
Are you sure you want to recommend this wine?
Are you sure you want hide this written note ?
Are you sure you want show this written note ?
UPGRADE MEMBER PLAN
Upgrade your membership now, it's quick and easy. We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards. Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal. You can cancel your membership at any time.
Thank you for your support!
 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

 

HOW TO USE TASTINGBOOK?

We recommend you to share few minutes for watching the following video instructions of how to use the Tastingbook. This can provide you a comprehensive understanding of all the features you can find from this unique service platform.

This video will help you get started



Taste wines with the Tastingbook


Create Your wine cellar on 'My Wines'



Explore Your tasted wines library



Administrate Your wine world in Your Profile



Type a message ...
Register to Tastingbook
Sign up now, it's quick and easy.
We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards.
Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal, where you can sign up for a free 7-day trial period. You can cancel your membership at any time. We wish you a rewarding journey to the world of Fine Wines.

Free 7 days Member trial

 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

  Register