Cullen’s signature red is 80% Cabernet, 12% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot this vintage, with a moderate 13% alcohol. Has aromas of black cherry and ink. The same fruit is showing (and is quite tangy) on the palate, moderated by tealike tannins. Full and round, but tough around the edges and not too giving quite yet. A few years in the cellar may turn that around. ——D.T.(10/1/2006)—— 88