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“The Hickinbotham Vineyard sits in an oasis-like setting at the top of a long ridgeline that traces the northern end of the McLaren Vale wine region, just above the township of Clarendon. This is a revered pocket of McLaren Vale wine country and is home to some of the region’s oldest vines and most prized vineyards that are renowned for making elegantly powerful and long-living red wines”. Source: www.hickinbothamwines.com
Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2017
This is what Merlot should be. From the alluring aromas of cherries, plums and cooking spices to the oh so friendly inviting palate of delicious cherries, plums and spices carrying over from the nose with secondary notes of blackberries and vanilla with just a hint of sweetness on the finish. Don’t be deceived, this is a red wine drinkers Merlot with impressive boldness and complexity and its own character and elegance to the last sip. If only all Merlots we’re this good people wouldn’t look down their noses at this varietal! Impressive wine and a delight to drink. Don’t pass this one by.
96pt rating- Ned Goodwine, Australian Wine Companion- James Halliday.
Hickinbotham Trueman Cabernet 2017
This Cabernet draws from the ancient soils this vineyard sits on, its altitude and subsequent drainage, fanned by the late afternoon sea breezes with just the right amount of sunshine and rain to produce a wine of exceptional depth, complexity and elegance. The enticing aromatic nose gives you the perfect excuse to take a sip where you will be greeted by seamless layers of red fruits, blueberries, blackberries, plums, spices and just a hint of dark bitter chocolate on the finish. The Cabernet produced here is unlike Cabernet from any of the other great regions of Australia such as Coonawarra and Margaret River, it is highly individualistic and as we say in Australia ‘definitely worth a go’ (translation: definitely worth drinking) An exceptional wine.
96pt rating- Ned Goodwine, Australian Wine Companion- James Halliday.
Hickinbotham Brooks Road Shiraz 2017
This is the very definition of Shiraz from McLaren Vale- bold and beautiful, subtle sweetness, loads of depth and complexity with deceptive elegance that will seduce you into another sip and thus falling in love with this wine. This is a single vineyard offering that is unlike a lot of Australian Shiraz’s you may have tasted, mainly due to a cooler climate producing a Shiraz of impressive quality seamlessly intertwining both dark and blue fruits with plums, dark chocolate, subtle spices and a savory note on a long finish. It is the complete package and an absolute delight to drink. Give it a couple hours decanting and your patience will be rewarded. Will cellar out to 2032 with ease. Can’t wait to drink this in 5 – 10 years.
95pt rating- Ned Goodwine, Australian Wine Companion- James Halliday.
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