2019 Hickinbotham 'Brooks Road' Shiraz
Vineyard: Hickinbotham
Region: McLaren Vale
Country: Australia
Grapes: 97% Shiraz, 3% Malbec
Vintage: 2019
ABV: 14.5%
Vivino: 4.3
Drink By: 2034
Occasional Wine Note: There is so much going on here from ripe dark fruits to the spice to dried herbs to the hints of cocoa to the well integrated tannins to the luscious mouthfeel. Bust out the lamb chops for this one!
Wine Spectator
Critic Score: 95
Impressive, rich and fleshy, with blackberry, blueberry and huckleberry notes at the core, but shows tremendous depth, concentration and polish. Offers accents of bittersweet chocolate, espresso, salted caramel and rosemary, backed by velvety tannins on the finish, with the flavors gaining extra torque and momentum.
James Suckling
Critic Score: 95
This has such effortless depth and impressive measure. It delivers aromas of ripe red and dark plums with slate and blackberries, framed in fresh, subtly spicy and cedary oak. The palate is packed with ripe red plums, red cherries and mulberries, as well as deeper blueberries and darker plums. The power is innate and the palate so focused. Elegant and pure. Drink over the next decade or more.
