Hickinbotham Brooks Road Shiraz 2016 st-emillion with 100+ year old vines

with 100+ year old vines in the lieux-dits of Le Fond du Bateau

Aged for a minimum of four years

ripe and refreshing

The lovely smoky mineral note really strands out

Hickinbotham Brooks Road Shiraz 2016 st-emillion with 100+ year old vinesOutstanding impenetrable inky black colour with a very deep dark purple black hue. Pronounced liquorice and ripe blackberries are to the fore followed by dark plums, toasty vanillin cedar and spice. Full bodied, rich ripe blackberry and liquorice flavours dominate the palate over some dark plums, subtlety smoked vanillin cedar and spice. Relatively firm tannins take on a velvety appearance beneath the opulent layers of fruit. Excellent length with a