The cool, late 2017 season has made for a Diana Madeline of purity, poise and refinement. It's built on a core of pure blackcurrant fruit, complex and savoury. Ultra-fine, firm tannins mark out a very long finish with the assurance of structure that demands long age. As ever for this label, it holds its low alcohol with graceful confidence and all it begs for is time. 96 Poin...
The cool, late 2017 season has made for a Diana Madeline of purity, poise and refinement. It's built on a core of pure blackcurrant fruit, complex and savoury. Ultra-fine, firm tannins mark out a very long finish with the assurance of structure that demands long age. As ever for this label, it holds its low alcohol with graceful confidence and all it begs for is time.
96 Points Wine Business Magazine Trade, October 2019
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.
98 Points Halliday Wine Companion 2020, 1 August, 2019