Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyards Brooks Road Shiraz 2020 14.5% 750ml

Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyards Brooks Road Shiraz 2020 14.5% 750ml

TASTING NOTES

APPEARANCE

Bright earthiness of the red beet clusters.

AROMA

Scents of dark currants and red berries.

PALATE

Harmonious and smooth, despite its wide scope of aromas and flavours, which range from Morello cherries, through faint bergamot, to creamy orange chocolate with soft velvet tannins. While it's assured to offer profound delight as it mellows and matures, it's a silky treat already.

MATURATION

To minimise filtration at bottling, four rack-and-returns were conducted over eighteen months as the wine seasoned in a mixture of Burgundy-coopered barrels.

VINIFICATION

Hand-picked Shiraz clusters were delivered from high country (210-230 metres), destemmed and sorted into open fermenters. The cold soak was four days, the skins plunged three times daily, and the minimum time on skins was eighteen days. The wine was then basket pressed; its free run and pressings were kept separate.