Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard 'The Peake' Cabernet Shiraz 2018

99 Points - James Halliday
"It’s a seriously good wine." Gary Walsh

"if Australian cabernet shiraz blends are to your liking then this release is worth jumping on as soon as you can." Gary Walsh

"From vines planted in '71. Hand-picked, destemmed, fermented separately on skins for 18 days, matured for 15 months in high quality French barrels. The best shiraz and cabernet are selected to showcase this long-time Australian blend. If there's a better one, I haven't seen it. This is a beautiful wine, red and black fruits holding hands as they so brilliantly throw off the shackles of the hot vintage." Rating: 99 Points. James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

"This isn’t released until July 2020 but if Australian cabernet shiraz blends are to your liking then this release is worth jumping on as soon as you can. It’s a seriously good wine. Its volume and silken mouthfeel announce themselves from the first sip but then the long chains of tannin, tobacco and dust and floral-like highlights, and compelling length serve to seal a quite wonderful deal. This is hearty, full-bodied Australian red wine in all its glory. It’s built on redcurrant, plum, blackcurrant and cloves and the mouthfeel/length combination here is really quite something." Rated : 96+ Points. Gary Walsh. The Wine Front.