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Halliday Top 100 Wineries
Thanks to the tasting panel at Halliday Wine Companion - we have consistently been highly rated amongst our peers. Here's what they said Wantirna is credited as being the first planted in the rebirth of the Yarra Valley. That was in 1963, but they weren’t the first with a commercial vintage, instead using those early years to experiment with varieties on a small scale to find those most suited. It was a considered approach, and that ethos remains under the direction of Reg and Bertina Egan’s daughter Maryann. While many of the Yarra’s founding wineries have expanded their vineyards and operations, Wantirna Estate has remained charmingly compact, with only four or so hectares of vines, and most of the cabernet sauvignon and merlot the original 1963 plantings. The winery is also a thumb-sized affair – just enough. Four wines are released each year, with a production of only about 700 dozen in total. It’s a tiny yield, but it’s also one that means Maryann is intimately across even the smallest detail. And that’s how the wines feel – nurtured and never forced. The latest release sees another clean sweep of gold-medal scores, with the Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot cresting at 97+ points. That wine consistently sits – with a scant handful of others – as a benchmark for medium-weighted Yarra cabernets. And its siblings are no less revered. 5 ★ winery | A 45/45/10% cabernet sauvignon/merlot and cabernet franc/petit verdot blend with the majority coming off the original dry-grown 1963 plantings. A fabulous, bright crimson/purple. A touch riper and richer than the '22. There's a sumptuous core of dark fruits, violets, cedar and fresh pencil shavings on the nose. It's just as enticing on the perfectly pitched, medium bodied, elegant and very persistent palate. Everything is in place for a long and productive life! Tyson Stelzer Top 50 WIne Estates
Thanks to Tyson who included the Wantirna Estate Amelia 2015 in his Top Nine Australian wines under $80 in January |
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