{"product_id":"hickinbotham-brooks-road-shiraz-2017","title":"Hickinbotham Brooks Road Shiraz 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHickinbotham Brooks Road Shiraz is made from 100 percent Shiraz. \u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the hand-picked Shiraz clusters were delivered from high country (210-230 meters) by Viticulturer Michael Lane, the winemaker destemmed and sorted the whole berries into open fermenters. The cold soak was four days, the skins plunged three times daily, and the minimum time on skins was eighteen days. The wine was then basket pressed; its free run and pressings kept separate. To minimize filtration at bottling, three rack-and-returns were conducted over fifteen months as the wine seasoned in a mixture of Burgundy-coopered barrels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThis Shiraz shows the characters this vineyard has displayed since the start, but perhaps in a more elegant, harmonious and balanced form. Its consistency is comforting and reassuring, buttressed by blue and black fruit notes throughout. It is readily enjoyable but has all the structure, acid and tannin to offer decades of rewards from cellaring.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReview:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThanks in part to the relatively cool year, this is a wine that manages refinement, restraint and beautiful expression of place. The nose is a neatly woven basket of aromas: crushed flowers, red and blue fruit, pepper, mint and cigar box. The palate is full figured and highly textural. There’s a line of powdery, spicy, ultrafine tannins and a streak of high-end oak. Set up for a long and beautiful life, Drink from 2022–2045 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Wine Enthusiast 95 Points \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hickinbotham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949038596143,"sku":"95178","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/hickenshilbl_1f7f20b2-7380-4b2d-a5dc-7a4fc8e3c639.jpg?v=1771488173","url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/hickinbotham-brooks-road-shiraz-2017","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}