Amelia Park Trellis Cabernet Merlot 2013
Wine Specs
Vintage
2013
Acid
6.04
pH
3.63
Bottling Date
1
Alcohol %
14.5
In Stock
Tasting Note
Aroma
The nose is vibrant with lovely ripe berry fruit characters.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Grape Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Maturation
These parcels are sent to a French oak barrels for secondary ferment and maturation.
Oaked
Palate
The palate is soft, juicy and lingering.
VarietalV_CABERNETMERLOT
Vinification
A considerable number of parcels go into making our Cabernet Merlot blend. A number of picks occur starting in the northern areas of Margaret River and working our way south over a couple of months. Each parcel is machine harvested during the cool of the night and transferred to static fermenters for a controlled and cool primary fermentation. After primary ferment each parcel is carefully pressed off.
RegionMargaret River - WA
Region CodeDWAMARGRIV
Region Notes
StateWA
Subregion
WinemakerJeremy Gordon
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
Wine Specs
Vintage
2013
Acid
6.04
pH
3.63
Bottling Date
1
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Profile
Awards
James Halliday
0
2017/03/08
James Halliday Wine Companion 2018, August 2017
A 60/40% blend separately fermented with cultured yeast, 21-28 days on skins, blended and matured for 9 months in French oak (10% new). Amelia Park is certainly seeking to make a splash with its $15 Trellis series. The colour isn't deep, but the hue is bright crimson-purple; the palate is only light to medium-bodied, but it has persistence, length and clear varietal expression. It looks as if it has come from higher-yielding vines, but that's no issue for a wine of this style and price.