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Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot are three varieties that are particularly well suited to growing in the Margaret River winegrowing region. When blended together these varieties form a divine trinity creating a unique wine. The Malbec provides the fruit power and colour, the petit verdot the length and texture and the Merlot the structure. The fruit which made this wine came from a single vineyard in the Wilyabrup subregion of Margaret River belonging to Rick Cullen and Bettina Mangan. A wine with great drinkability and ageing potential.
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Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot are three varieties that are particularly well suited to growing in the Margaret River winegrowing region. When blended together these varieties form a divine trinity creating a unique wine. The Malbec provides the fruit power and colour, the petit verdot the length and texture and the Merlot the structure. The fruit which made this wine came from a single vineyard in the Wilyabrup subregion of Margaret River belonging to Rick Cullen and Bettina Mangan. A wine with great drinkability and ageing potential.
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Jeremy Oliver, The Australian Wine Annual 2008
Vibrant spicy, meaty and lightly peppery aromas of dark cherries and plums are handsomely backed by assertive but balanced cedar/vanilla oak, backed by hints of mint and typical regional earthy undertones, intense, mouthfilling black fruits are supported by a firmish and astringent rod of drying but loose-knit tannin, finishing long and savoury. It’s firmer and slightly more raw than previous Mangans, but should cellar well as more of a serious wine.
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The Wine Advocate 93/100
2002 David Powell consistently excels with The Steading, an 8,000 case blend of Grenache, Mourvedre, and Shiraz. Aged 22 months in 300 liter hogsheads (foudres), it represents Australia’s version of Chateauneuf du Pape. The 2002 The Steading’s big, spicy, earthy nose reveals notions of cherry liqueur, licorice, pepper, dried Provencal herbs, raspberries, and leather. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, chewy, and heady, it is best drunk during its first 7-8 years of life, although it will last a lot longer.
Drink: 2004 - 2012
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1996 Penfolds 'bin 389' Cabernet Sauvignon/shiraz
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1998 Penfolds 'bin 389' Cabernet Sauvignon/shiraz
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Strong purple-red; the powerful but pristine bouquet proclaims the blackberry/blackcurrant/cassis fruit of the palate framed by the inimitable Cullen tannins which run through from the mid-palate to the finish. Best Drinking: 2008-2018."
- James Halliday – 96 points
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One of Australia's true benchmark wines, broodingly powerful in its youth, but slowly unfolding with age." Rating: 95 out of 100 James Halliday
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93 Points - Stephen Tanzer - International Wine Cellar
"Ruby-red. Cassis, licorice, spices, herbs and tobacco leaf on the nose, with a minty nuance. Sweet and intense in the middle, with distinctly claret-like flavors of currant, tobacco leaf and herbs. Very suave wine, finishing with big, lush, fine-grained tannins that coat the front teeth. The wine's breadth and back-end sweetness suggest it will be even better for five or six years of additional bottle aging."
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95 pts “A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Cullen's flagship wine is named in honor of
Vanya's mother. Intense but balanced and layered, it has great complexity and finesse. Floral notes
and aromatic hints of herbs and spice get this wine off to a great start, and nicely interwoven ripe
fruit flavors finish with supple tannins. It's a marvelous tribute.
Michael Apstein
Wine Review Online
Mar 14, 2006
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Steve Tanzer(IWC) 90/100
Roasted black cherry syrup on the nose, along with an exotic hint of apricot from the viognier. Sappy and fruit-driven, with liqueur-like flavors of black cherry and black raspberry. Densely packed and sweet. Finishes with substantial ripe tannins that turned a bit dry with aeration.
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James Halliday(Wine Companion) 96/100
Fragrant, luscious fruit aromas; gorgeous texture and structure; a complex array of both red and black fruits drive the wine, oak merely a vehicle; fine, filigreed tannins.
Drink: 2015
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The 1996 Moss Wood Cabernet has ripe mulberry, redcurrant aromas with some violet overtones and hints of earthy, tarry, smoky characters. The palate is supple and fleshy with mulberry, redcurrant, chocolate, coffee bean and smoky oak flavours: it is rich and concentrated with a tight structure and strong, fine though firmish, tannins.
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The full quantity of the 1998 vintage has been aged for two years in French oak barriques and then matured for a further year in bottle before release. An iconic Australian wine, rare and highly
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This is a beautifully elegant offering. The 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon's opaque purple color accompanies a sweet perfume of smoke- black currants- and licorice. This full-bodied Cabernet possesses noticeable tannic structure yet gorgeously sweet as well as pure fruit- a layered texture- and a long- spicy finish. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2020." 93 points Drink 2005-2020 Wine Advocate #143
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