Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard Trueman Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Acid
6.3
pH
3.5
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
14
In Stock
Tasting Note
Aroma
Intense, yet lithe, aromas of red and black currants, juniper berries, and lavender are punctuated by hints of vanilla and green tobacco leaf.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeCabernet Sauvignon
Grape Variety
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Maturation
Rack and returned three times during maturation for 15 months, aged in a selection of Bordeaux coopered barrels, new and one year old. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Oaked0
Palate
VarietalV_CABERNETSAUVIGNON
Vinification
Hand-picked, de-stemmed and whole berry sorted and gently crushed to open fermentation. Cold soaked, pumped over daily with a minimum of 18 days on skins. Basket pressed with light pressings added back to free-run, hard pressings kept separate, not used in blend.
RegionMcLaren Vale - SA
Region CodeDSAMCLAREN
Region Notes
StateSA
Subregion
WinemakerChris Carpenter
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
Andrew Graham
92
2019/01/02
Australian Wine Review, ozwinereview.com, 2 january, 2019
Interesting that this is quite a different shape to the Peake. Less flash, more grip. Indeed it’s a deep, drying and varietal Vale Cabernet...cocoa powder, drying tannins, big boisterous flavours reined in by classy oak on nose, palate and finish. Unquestionably a long term, classy wine, but too much for enjoying now. Best drinking: I’d go as far as saying this needs a decade. 17.7/20.
Huon Hooke
97
2018/11/01
100 Top New Release Wines. Australian Gourmet Traveller WINE, 1 November 2018
McLaren Vale. A bright and full-bodied cabernet. Blueberry, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas laced with violets. Elegant with seamless texture and lovely balance. Oak is beautifully managed and subtle. Soft but ample tannins. 5 stars.
MaryAnn Worobiec
94
2019/03/20
Wine Spectator Insider, 20 March, 2019
Juicy and vibrant, showing terrific purity to the raspberry and black cherry flavors at the polished and refined core, with supple tannins and details of Earl Grey tea, violet and toasted cumin. Impressive for the seamless harmony and the creamy texture, this shows a tug of grip from the tannins on the finish. Drink now through 2035
Toni Paterson MW
95
2019/03/05
The Real Review, 5 March, 2019
An open and slightly warming aroma with cranberry, redcurrant and rhubarb aromatics. The palate has excellent density on the front and mid-palate, and the length is impressive. Fine tannins are abundant, and the wine has a long cellaring life ahead of it.
MaryAnn Worobiec
94
2019/03/20
Wine Spectator Insider, 20 March, 2019
Juicy and vibrant, showing terrific purity to the raspberry and black cherry flavors at the polished and refined core, with supple tannins and details of Earl Grey tea, violet and toasted cumin. Impressive for the seamless harmony and the creamy texture, this shows a tug of grip from the tannins on the finish. Drink now through 2035
Toni Paterson MW
95
2019/03/05
The Real Review, 5 March, 2019
An open and slightly warming aroma with cranberry, redcurrant and rhubarb aromatics. The palate has excellent density on the front and mid-palate, and the length is impressive. Fine tannins are abundant, and the wine has a long cellaring life ahead of it.
James Halliday
96
2018/08/08
Halliday Wine Companion 2019
Hand-picked, destemmed but whole berries, open fermented on skins 18 days, basket-pressed, only free-run juice, new and 1 year old Bordeaux barrels, aged 15 months. It's tempting to pour a glass immediately and savour it, for everything from the fruit, cedary oak, tannins to its acidity are in total balance. (Jane Faulkner)
Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Acid
6.3
pH
3.5
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
14
Wine Profile
Awards
Huon Hooke
97
2018/11/01
100 Top New Release Wines. Australian Gourmet Traveller WINE, 1 November 2018
McLaren Vale. A bright and full-bodied cabernet. Blueberry, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas laced with violets. Elegant with seamless texture and lovely balance. Oak is beautifully managed and subtle. Soft but ample tannins. 5 stars.