Wantirna Estate - Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018 750ml

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And it is easy to see why. Elegance, but with generous fruit flavours, soft yet fine, ripe tannins. Tannin is such an important part of these wines. It is the absolute backbone and gives such excellent structure. If you could say our wine has evolved over the years, we’d say that our focus on getting the best tannin we can is one of the most important things. For us it comes from the post ferment maceration. It is actually one of the most exciting times of vintage, to lift the lid on the closed macerating tank and to taste. The fruit is still so lovely but the tannin – even in a wine that is so young – is already just so savoury and, frankly, exciting. The 2018 Amelia has a terrific balance of the Cabernet character with blackberry, boysenberry, all small black fruits, and the backbone of dusty lingering tannins. The 2017 Amelia was much praised by our visiting customers, and the wine writers, and we think the 2018 a fabulous follow-up." – Maryann Egan, Winemaker at Wantirna Estate "This is a beauty. In that, it’s a wine of beauty, in the glass, on the table. It’s sure, it’s composed, it’s cohesive and most of all, it’s convincing. It’s a final word of a wine. It tastes of currants and bay leaves, choc and sweet herbs but rattling off flavours is beside the point. This is a wine with a good heart, a good finish and a good story to tell, all of which comes draped over a structure of classic design." 95 points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front October 2020 Style / Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot Region: Yarra Valley, VIC ABV: 13.0% Vol: 750ml", "collections": [], "handle": "wantirna-estate-amelia-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-2018", "id": "7515296563388", "images": [ { "alt": "Wantirna Estate - Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018 750ml", "src": "//carwyncellars.com.au/cdn/shop/products/221805_newoldcellarstock-9_1x1_crop_center.jpg?v=1653012729" } , { "alt": "Wantirna Estate - Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018 750ml", "src": "//carwyncellars.com.au/cdn/shop/products/221805_newoldcellarstock-10_1x1_crop_center.jpg?v=1653012732" } ], "options": [ { "name": "Size", "position": "1", "product_id": "7515296563388" } ], "metafields": { "moreInfo": "", "tastingNotes": "", "tastingNotes": "" }, "first_available_variant": null, "has_only_default_variant": "false", "options_with_values": [{"name":"Size","position":1,"values":["Single"]}], "selected_variant": "", "selected_or_first_available_variant": {"id":41749163606204,"title":"Single","option1":"Single","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"43296","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":{"id":32745044017340,"product_id":7515296563388,"position":1,"created_at":"2022-05-20T12:12:09+10:00","updated_at":"2022-05-20T12:12:09+10:00","alt":null,"width":2000,"height":2000,"src":"\/\/carwyncellars.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/221805_newoldcellarstock-9.jpg?v=1653012729","variant_ids":[41749163606204]},"available":false,"name":"Wantirna Estate - Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018 750ml - Single","public_title":"Single","options":["Single"],"price":9000,"weight":1211,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":0,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"43296","featured_media":{"alt":null,"id":25239313416380,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":2000,"width":2000,"src":"\/\/carwyncellars.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/221805_newoldcellarstock-9.jpg?v=1653012729"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}, "product_type": "WINE", "price": "9000", "price_max": "9000", "price_min": "9000", "tags": ["_sync","country~australia","POS-REMOVE","region~vic","region~vic - yarra valley","specifics~cellarcollection","style~red wine","substyle~cabernet/merlot blend","substyle~red blend"], "title": "Wantirna Estate - Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018 750ml", "url": "/products/wantirna-estate-amelia-cabernet-sauvignon-merlot-2018", "vendor": "Wantirna Estate", "variants": [ { "image_id": 32745044017340, "available": "false", "id": "41749163606204", "inventory_management": "shopify", "inventory_policy": "deny", "inventory_quantity": "0", "option1": "Single", "option2": "", "option3": "", "position": "1", "price": "9000", "requires_shipping": "true", "sku": "43296", "image": "products/221805_newoldcellarstock-9", "taxable": "true", "title": "Single", "weight": 1.211, "weight_unit": "kg" } ] }