A complex wine featuring ripe dark fruits, spice, dried herbs, and cocoa, with well-integrated tannins and a luscious mouthfeel, perfect for pairing with lamb chops.
Producer
Hickinbotham
Region
McLaren Vale
Country
Australia
Varietal Composition
97% Shiraz, 3% Malbec
Specifications
2019
Vintage
2034
Drink By
15
%
ABV
Vinification
Aged 15 months predominantly in French oak barriques (30% new) and large foudre
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!
What experts say about this wine
95
/
100
Wine Spectator
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.
95
/
100
James Suckling
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.
pairing recommendation
Lamb
Red Meat
Root Vegetables
Hard Cheeses
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