Hickinbotham Trueman Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (14.5%)

Hickinbotham Trueman Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 is a high-altitude dry red wine from the Clarendon subregion at the northern, elevated edge of McLaren Vale in South Australia. The historic Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard was originally planted in 1971 by Alan Hickinbotham on steep, wind-swept slopes of shale and siltstone over clay. The wine is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, hand-harvested and fermented in small open-top batches, then aged for roughly 15 to 18 months in French oak barrels, about 50% to 60% new. It shows dark fruit, eucalyptus, mint, graphite, cigar box and baking spice, with chalky tannins and a long, savory finish.