國家: Australia |
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地區: McLaren Vale 評分: RP92, JH93 |
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葡萄: 100% Grenache |
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酒類: Red Wine |
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容量: 750ml
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By Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 92
The 2013 Hickinbotham Grenache shows some dry, cedary wood atop red berries. It's medium to full-bodied but crisp and tart, with cranberry fruit and a taut, sinuous feel on the palate. Give it a couple of more years in the bottle, as wines from this vineyard invariably seem to demand aging.
James Halliday 93
Red-purple tints; an earthy, spicy bouquet with dark fruits brooding underneath; the palate is silky and sweetly fruited with a kick from the alcohol at the finish. Of the single vineyards this is the silkier, softer effort.
《Clarendon Hills》
Clarendon Hills酒莊,座落在南澳首府Adelaide南方40公里的McLaren Vale。這裡不似鄰近Barossa Valley的大陸型氣候,因此種出來的葡萄口味雖然濃重甜熟,但是高雅而富變化,尤其這款老藤Hickinbotham出品的Grenache,還多添了幾許層次與餘韻。近年在國際間聲名大噪的Clarendon Hills,其實是一間相當年輕的酒莊。它成立於1989年,第一個釀造年份是 1990 年。酒莊主人Roman Bratasiuk在短短幾年內獲得Robert Parker讚譽為Wine Producers of the Year;酒莊本身也在2003年被Parker列為世界最偉大酒莊之一。Parker甚至表示:未來如果有任何澳洲酒能超越Penfolds Grange,那一定是McLaren Vale的ClarendonHills!這間酒莊有許多特色:利用天然酵母釀酒、長時間浸皮發酵、酒液暨不澄清也不過濾;至於其酒皆是單一品種、單一產區/葡萄園。