Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard The Revivalist Merlot 2016
Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
13.5
In Stock
Tasting Note
Aroma
With youthful aromas evoking a Persian market of spices and fruits,
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeMerlot
Grape Variety
100% Merlot
Maturation
Oaked0
Palate
he adventure continues as the tannins begin to unfold, beginning with black tea leaf and moist earth moving toward sweet pipe tobacco.
VarietalV_MERLOT
Vinification
Hand-picked, de-stemmed and whole berry sorted then 100% gently crushed. Cold soaked, Native fermentation, pumped over daily with a minimum 21 days on skins. Basket pressed with light pressing included in free run, heavier pressings kept separate and not included, drained directly to barrel.
RegionMcLaren Vale - SA
Region CodeDSAMCLAREN
Region Notes
StateSA
Subregion
WinemakerChris Carpenter
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
James Halliday
95
2018/08/08
Halliday Wine Companion 2019
It's an impressive merlot for its heady fragrance - a hint of cassis, florals, dried herbs and cedary oak - to its exceptionally silky, fuller-bodied palate. It builds flavour, the tannins sitting pretty and the finish as long as tomorrow. Makes you fall for merlot big time. (Jane Faulkner)
MaryAnn Worobiec
93
2019/05/01
Wine Spectator Insider, 1 May, 2019
Fragrant and expressive, offering mocha-laced maraschino cherry, framboise and raspberry flavors, with details of dried sage and tobacco on a plush, velvety frame. Delivers wonderful presence and harmony on the finish, where the tannins provide appealing traction. Drink now through 2033.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
13.5
Wine Profile
Awards
MaryAnn Worobiec
93
2019/05/01
Wine Spectator Insider, 1 May, 2019
Fragrant and expressive, offering mocha-laced maraschino cherry, framboise and raspberry flavors, with details of dried sage and tobacco on a plush, velvety frame. Delivers wonderful presence and harmony on the finish, where the tannins provide appealing traction. Drink now through 2033.