Hickinbotham Brooks Road Shiraz 2016 domaine-saint-sylvestre Perhaps a little less funky

Perhaps a little less funky than previous years - more juicy fruit driven - yet still plenty of 'solids' action for fans of the style

including river stones

and black olive

” Red fruit

Hickinbotham Brooks Road Shiraz 2016 domaine-saint-sylvestre Perhaps a little less funkyOutstanding impenetrable inky black colour with a very deep dark purple black hue. Pronounced liquorice and ripe blackberries are to the fore followed by dark plums, toasty vanillin cedar and spice. Full bodied, rich ripe blackberry and liquorice flavours dominate the palate over some dark plums, subtlety smoked vanillin cedar and spice. Relatively firm tannins take on a velvety appearance beneath the opulent layers of fruit. Excellent length with a