Wantirna Estate 'Amelia' Cabernet Merlot 2021 variety_pinot-noir

Wantirna Estate 'Amelia' Cabernet Merlot 2021 variety_pinot-noirProducer Wantirna Estate is located not far from the outer suburbs of Melbourne, near Glen Waverly; Reg and Bertina are the original and current custodians of the estate, which has been in operation since 1963. Reg and Bertina planted the vineyard as a passion project; Reg was a lawyer with a keen interest in wine and farming; for many, he juggled the two, working by day in the city as a lawyer and managing the vineyard and winery in his spare time.

While this wine is dense and powerful

a Provence wine label in 1989

with heading down boards used to submerge the skins into the fermenting must for colour and tannin extraction

An Iconic Hunter Valley producer

It's blessed with abundant spice and roasted nut characters

rich but elegant

and vine stress was avoided

with the tannins starting to give way to let the fruit and classic earthy flavours begin to shine

¥ Natural yeast fermentation with a portion of whole bunch

"Vintage 2018 was warm and early after a frosty start

Freshly picked blueberries and squid ink umami weave through this crunchy

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