2000 Cullen Cabernet Merlot

[JohnD]

Deep red with purple hue, that leads to a nose consisting of sweet sticky fruit, sweaty leather & tobacco.
The palate exhibited more of the same plenty of sweet fruit with lovely ripe tannins although lacking acid to help cut through the sweetness.
A shortish length lacking complexity with a cloying finish. A huge let down after the 99 vintage.
The wine shows as being forward in its development and everything about it points to early drinking, alas I also feel that this wine will not show much improvement.

Note: tasted 13.8.03 vertical consisting of 97,98,99,00 & 01
wine was not decanted opened approx 1 hr before tasting

[TORB]

Doc,

This does not sound like the same wine as the wine I tried earlier this year.

[JohnD]

I got the impression that maybe not a great bottle or a true representation of the style especialloy after trying the other vintages. Unfortunately it was the only bottle they had of that vintage.

[dazza1968]

Hello Has anyone tried their wines recently? and have any up to date tasting notes . regards Dazza

[Craig(NZ)]

Doc,

This does not sound like the same wine as the wine I tried earlier this year.

different bottle, different taster, different time...welcome to the world of wine???

Anyone tried the 96 version lately??

[Bick]

Your observation may be fair enough Craig, but its a bit past its sell by date - Ric penned that comment nearly 5 years ago!