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. WS
A bold, plum and spice style with cedary oak and an unmistakably Australian edge. The palate has impressive depth and fresh red-plum flesh with firmish tannins, cradling ripe and zesty red plums. JS
$525
Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2015
RP
92₊
WS
90
JH
95
While this has structure, depth and a certain power, it's also finely crafted and elegant. Excellent colour, savoury yet a whisper of florals and dark fruit, cassis among the oak spice, dried herbs and black olives. Fuller bodied and expansive tannins with an appealing Amaro like finish. JH