2020 Diana Madeline Magnum
The 2020 Diana Madeline vintage was hot and dry. For the old block cabernet sauvignon vines these drought like conditions resulted in the vines producing small berries, and hence the vines were low yielding – .i.e. bunch numbers were average but with low berry weight. This produced a wine of elegance, balance and perfume… effortless.
Harvest dates included 2 Moon Opposite Saturn events and two Full Moon’s – one being a fruit day perigee and the other Full moon, Moon Opposite Saturn flower day, and took place from 8th February until 10th march.
The blend is 92% cabernet sauvignon, 4% merlot, 3% cabernet franc, and 1% malbec.
Closed tanks, open fermenters, barrels and amphora were all used in the fermentation process, and the period of skin contact time lasted from 10 to 99 days depending on the batch of wine.
This wine spent 13 Months in 50% new oak in a mixture of barriques and puncheons, with some biodynamic oak featuring.
No additions of yeast, acid, or malolactic acid were made to this wine.
Vintage Notes
2020 vintage was defined by dry conditions from the onset of budburst through to harvest in 2020.
A lower than average rainfall in 2019, and hot dry weather conditions in January, February and March made for almost drought conditions for harvest 2020.
Bunch numbers were about average, but low berry weights due to the dry conditions produced very low yields and wines which were balanced and pretty in nature. The harvest was unaffected by Covid 19 lockdowns as we had finished harvest and most of the fermentations had also finished, we just had the pressing of the red wines. Chardonnay yields were still affected by the previous year’s frost.
Wines of excellent balance and fruit purity, a vintage similar to 2003 in style. Best varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.
Winemaker Notes
Vineyard: 100% Cullen Vineyard.
Varieties:92% Cabernet Sauvignon,4% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec
Harvest: Fruit and flower days between 8th February and 10th March, including a flower day MOSH Full Moon and a fruit day superMoon perigee, plus 2 flower day MOSH picks.
Oak: Aged for 13 months in barriques of which 50% were new
Alcohol: 13%
Tasting Notes
$450.00
Previous Releases
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2016 Diana Madeline Magnum
This wine is elegant and fruit driven, with a silky palate delivering dark fruit notes and some chocolate bitterness.
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