AUSTRALIA
Jun 18, 2019
4 minutes
SHIRAZ
92 Hickinbotham 2015 Brooks Road Shiraz (McLaren Vale). Hickinbotham’s renowned vineyards once supplied fruit to high-end Aussie wines like Penfolds Grange. Now flexing muscles under its own label, this vintage was made by Charlie Seppelt and Napa Valley winemaker Chris Carpenter. The Napa influence is evident via opulent chocolaty, vanilla and milky coffee notes, alongside ripe cassis, plums and earthy, woody spice. The palate is more structured than the nose suggests, the silky fruit supported by muscular, tight-grained savory tannins, suggesting this wine will cellar nicely until 2029 and likely well beyond. Majestic Imports. Cellar Selection. —C.P.
abv: 14.5% Price: $75
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