Reviews & Ratings

2015 Hickinbotham Cabernet Sauvignon "Trueman"

Winery: Hickinbotham

Vintage: 2015

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Trueman"

Wine Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: McLaren Vale

State or country: Australia

Price: $75

Cases produced: 1,171

KWG Score: 91.6 (based on 3 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (91)

Review date: October 1, 2018

Wine Review: This midnight purple colored Cabernet Sauvignon from down under opens with a black cherry bouquet with hints of cola, leather and oak. On the palate, this wine is full bodied, balanced, smooth and savory. The flavor profile is a smoky oak influenced black currant with notes of coffee. We also detected hints of blueberry and black olive. The finish is dry and its flavors and moderate tannins show nice length. The Panel thought this Cab would pair well with a New York strip steak. Enjoy – KWGTP

Winemaker Notes: This is the most homogenized, smoothly-assimilated Cabernet in recent years from Hickinbotham, reminiscent of those made by Stephen Hickinbotham in the early 'eighties. While its aromas of bergamot and blueberry have yet to lock in and settle, the palate's already there: fine, fresh and strapping. It's an elegant, savory wine now, but will smooth out and flesh up to memorable opulence with a decade or two in the cellar.

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