Wantirna Estate

5 Star Winery - Halliday Wine Companion

"Established in 1963 and with an annual production of fewer than 1000 cases in total, Wantirna Estate ranks among the elite of the Yarra Valley. Handcrafted terrior-driven wines are a reflection of meticulous attention to detail in all aspects of viticulture and winemaking, and a vineyard site that is naturally low-yielding. "You don't need too many fingers to count the number of 'cult' wineries of the 1970s and early 1980s that are still in the hands of their original owners. Fewer still are actually performing better today than ever before," as Jeremy Oliver puts it, "Wantirna Estate is one such winery and its modern success is a culmination of experience, the introduction of fresh ideas and a proven ability to learn."" - Cellarhand

"All our wines have gradually been renamed to include the names of the four grand daughters. Added to that has been an illustration by the well-known cartoonist and artist, Michael Leunig depicting something about each of the girls’ personalities." - Wantirna

  • Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2022

    Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2022

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    95 POINTS! - WINE FRONT
    BEAUTIFULLY INTEGRATED AND DELICIOUS VICTORIAN PINOT NOIR

      "This is a very interesting wine, and really quite engaging. Red fruits, orange peel, spice, red capsicum, rose oil, with some cedar oak in tow. It’s perhaps a little deeper and more concentrated than is usual, has quite some amaro...

    Current stock: 6

    $105.00
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  • Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2023

    Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2023

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    95 POINTS! - WINE FRONT
    GREAT PURITY AND EXPRESSION IN THIS CHARDONNAY, JUST 700 BOTTLES PRODUCED IN 2023!

      "Nectarine, ripe lemon, fennel, oatmeal with cinnamon, light cedar/vanilla oak. It’s a tighter expression of this wine, quite savoury too, nutty and saline, with a grainy texture, juicy grapefruit acidity, just ripe peach, lime, and some...

    Current stock: 5

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  • Wantirna Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2022

    Wantirna Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2022

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    96 POINTS - WINE FRONT!
    PLUSH FRUIT AND EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY IN THIS FANTASTIC CABERNET

      "Blackcurrant and red fruits, tobacco and pencils, quite some violet and rosehip perfume, some camphor, roast red capsicum and dried herb. It’s medium-bodied, firm and finely etched, very ‘minerally’, the acidity is crisp and...

    Current stock: 1

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Hannah Cabernet Franc Merlot 2022

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Hannah Cabernet Franc Merlot 2022

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    ELEGANT WITH CHARMING FRUIT DEPTH, HARMONIOUSLY COMPLEMENTED BY RIPE TANNINS.

        "Showing lovely intense cabernet franc character along with the softness of the merlot. Subtle with lovely fruit weight balanced with ripe tannins really give the backbone to these wines. The wine is aged for 11 months in one new French...

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    $185.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2020

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2020

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    VERY FINE AND PRECISE PINOT - MADE IN SUCH SMALL QUANTITIES

      "Distinctly fine boned expression here. There’s bright red cherry characters, some smoky paprika elements and clove-cinnamon oak flavours, drawing into a woody, dried herb finish. Light, tense, distinctly dry and chewy. Fine, pumice-stone...

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    $95.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2021

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2021

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    WINE FRONT 95 POINTS!

      "Stone fruit, spicy pie crust, a subtle fennel and white flower perfume. Plenty of flavour, pie apple with a smattering of citrus and preserved lemon, a gentle chalkiness but quite smooth in delivery, juicy acidity, some savoury oatmeal stuff and...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Hannah Cabernet Franc Merlot 2020

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Hannah Cabernet Franc Merlot 2020

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    THIS HIGHLY REGARDED CABERNET FRANC BLEND IS YET AGAIN A STUNNER

      "A special release wine of which only one barrel is made each year – making approximately 288 bottles per year. A blend of around 50% of each variety, the wine is aged in a new barrique from the Burgundian cooperage of Dargaud and...

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    $165.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2020

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2020

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    JAMES HALLIDAY 95 POINTS!

      "Red fruits, rhubarb, mint, cedar, a smoky paprika top note. Medium-bodied, dry, a little earthy and smoky, dusty tannin, savoury but also some lipstick perfume, sour cherry, and poached red berries, orange peel and herb, and a brisk...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2020

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2020

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    WINE FRONT 95 POINTS!

    "Small crop in 2020, with only two barrels filled. Only 530 bottles produced. Golden colour. Apple and white peach a light layer of sweet spiced oak, aniseed and floral perfume. It’s fine-boned, saline and has a little Crunchy Nut Cornflake...

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    $90.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Hannah Cabernet Franc Merlot 2019

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Hannah Cabernet Franc Merlot 2019

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    WINE FRONT 97 POINTS!

      "Cabernet Franc/Merlot. A single (new) barrel produced. 290 bottles made. Pretty happy to have made a 0.3% dent in the total production this afternoon. Extraordinary wine here. Blackberry, raspberry, potpourri and violet perfume, a liquorice...

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    $158.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2019

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2019

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    WINE FRONT 96 POINTS!

      "One of my most favourite wines.   Blackcurrant, blackberry, sarsaparilla/liquorice pastille, so much violet here, and spiced cedar oak. Medium-bodied, dark fruit with some redcurrant in the mix, tobacco and pencils, a little chew to...

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    $90.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2018

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2018

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    94 POINTS - WINE FRONT!   "Ripe peachy expression with butter menthol, mint, wheatgerm and spice. Juicy pear and peach, a certain citrus cut through the gloss and glide of this flavoursome little number, some flint, savoury umami character, juicy...

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    $80.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2017

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Amelia Cabernet Merlot 2017

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    Wine Front 96 Points!   "Cabernets and Merlot from the original 1963 plantings, with 5% Petit Verdot coming off the 1989 plantings. All dry grown. Yarra Valley Cabernet from 2017 strikes me as being a more dense, compact year, with fine bones and...

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    $85.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2017

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2017

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    "Raspberry, strawberry, vanilla, dried roses and general gorgeous fragrance. Ripe poached strawberry, light spice, fine dusty tannin, earthy and savoury, in among pretty red fruits. Orange peel twist on a nice long finish. It’s generous and warm-hearted...

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    $80.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2017

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2017

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    "It’s not shy, but it is kind of discreet. Yellow fruit, butter menthol, aniseed and cedar spice. Medium-bodied, wheatgerm and nectarine, a glossy feel but shot through with intense and fine acidity, the finish is long, with lemon curd and a tight tang...

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    $80.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2016

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2016

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    Wine Front 93+ Points! "The charm-factor of this 2016 release of Lily Pinot Noir is right up there. Many things are teachable; charm not so much. A complex nose. A silken palate. An even slide of flavour through the finish. And just enough scaffolding...

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    $75.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2016

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2016

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    94 POINTS - WINEFRONT!   "The Chardonnay vines are over 40 years old at Wantirna Estate. They know what they’re about. Straw-yellow in colour and carrying a resounding burst of flavour. Lean this certainly is not. And yet it boasts the cut...

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    $75.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Lily Pinot Noir 2015

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    Wine Front 95 points!“Musky rose and spice perfume, red cherry and raspberry, cedar and toast. Medium bodied, and light in frame and elegant in red fruit flavour, but served with substantial Turkish coffee tannin that coats and coasts on to the long...

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    $77.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Wantirna Isabella Chardonnay 2015

    Region: VIC- Yarra Valley

    Wine Front 94 points!“Yes, it is closed with a screwcap, as are all the wines now, subsequent to some closure trials. Beautiful wine. So effortless and composed, yet full of flavour too. Pear and ripe grapefruit, cashew cream, cedar and clove spice oak...

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    $77.00
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