Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard Brooks Road Shiraz 2022 d4 with some nutmeg and Christmas

with some nutmeg and Christmas spices also making an appearance

Our Merlot is planted in one of the hottest areas in the vineyard

While interest in (and plantings of) Tempranillo are growing rapidly in Australia

There is plenty of sweet citrus

Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard Brooks Road Shiraz 2022 d4 with some nutmeg and ChristmasHandpicked, 20% whole bunch, 30% destemmed and berry sorted and 50% crushed to open top fermenters. A gentle maceration principle of wetting the cap and only draining and returning when reductive. Approximately 20 days on skins. No pressings used and drained directly to barrel. Kept on lees in 30% new French oak puncheons, with remaining volume in 1 to 2 year old puncheons for 7 months. Racked and blended. Further matured in older French and Austrian