Personalised Hickinbotham The Nest Cabernet Franc 2021 14% 750ml

Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard
First planted in 1971, the Hickinbotham Vineyard is situated on the hills of Clarendon, at the northern edge of McLaren Vale. It produces famously resilient wines with highly expressive character. A unique contoured and sloping vineyard with high elevation, ancient geology and cooling breezes, which funnel through from the hills above and the coast below. Wines crafted by Napa Valley mountain winemaker Chris Carpenter (Bordeaux varietals) and Yangarra winemaker, Peter Fraser (Rhône varietals). Vineyard is certified Australian Organic and Biodynamic and a certified member of Sustainable Winegrowing Australia. Global acclaim: 95-99 points from renowned international reviewers including the Halliday Wine Companion, The Real Review and Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Sustainable Winegrowing Australia certified, organic, biodynamic.

Country: Australia
Region: McLaren Vale
Vintage: 2021
Variety: Cabernet & Cabernet Blends
Alcohol volume: 14.0
Closure: Cork
Volume: 750
Weight: 1.57kg
Wine style: Red (Full Bodied)

Reviews:

Huon Hooke, The Real Review - 95 Pts

Deep, dark colour with a vanilla and pencil-shavings aroma, the wine is full-bodied, dense and powerful with loads of firm tannins and a long carry. A solid cabernet franc in which the tannin really rules. It demands time and patience. An impressive cabernet franc with massive structure. Hearty protein needed if served young.

Gary Walsh, The Wine Front - 95 Pts

Blackcurrant, dark raspberry, a little dried flower and herb perfume, mint, iodine, creamy chocolate and spiced cedar oak, also a dash of paprika. It’s dense and packed with graphite tannin, a lovely ferrous edge to it, tobacco, red and black fruit, deep and rich, but also fragrant to close with chocolate and pencilly tannin. Serious wine here, the highlight being the integration of (plentiful) oak and fruit, and a superb muscular tannin profile. Touch and go for 96 points really.