“Cullen is in particularly impressive company in its conversion to biodynamics. The most valuable piece of vineyard land in the world – it is beyond price – is the 1.8-hectare Romanee-Conti, the central jewel among the seven vineyards owned by Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Like Vanya Cullen, the part owner/manager of the Domaine, Aubert de Villaine, readily acknowledges the absence of hard evidence, and the importance of faith.” - James Halliday, The Weekend Australian, June 18, 2005.
“Here’s a sleek wine of exquisite perfume and balance that treads lightly, but surely through the palate. Dances, even. There’s a quiet storm of graphite tannin, red and black fruits, a distinct pencil and mineral thing going on, clean fresh acidity, and a wonderfully long finish. It’s painting with water colours, to borrow a phrase, but gee it makes a beautiful picture. It’s rare to find a Cabernet with this level of poise and control. Yet again, Cullen is leading the pack.” – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front on the 2016 Diana Madeline
“This is a tour de force: a powerful, rich, complex and full-bodied chardonnay with toasty, smoky, buttery aromas. It reveals more of itself the longer it’s in the glass. An immensely satisfying glass of chardonnay.” – Gourmet Traveller Wine on the 2016 Kevin John Chardonnay
"A miraculous 12.5% and yet impeccably ripe with mulch, peat and an iodine minerality giving pulse and great length. Cabernet dominant Bordeaux blend. This wine is clearly reflective of its meager, ancient and stony soils. Long and sappy. Penetrative. Needs time to shed its tannins, but so not in the mold of extract and really ripe fruit that many perceive the New World, let alone Australia, as being all about! Screwcap. This will age for twenty years although approachable after five years." – James Suckling on the 2009 Diana Madeline
