Hickinbotham Trueman Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Abundant on the nose, this is everything one hopes for from Cabernet Sauvignon. An envelopment of violet and red berried florals, crushed slate, black plum skin, tightly woven wild spice, coffee smoke and a brush of charred cedar forest. Swiftly followed by a rush of supple, firm and tongue-coating tannins, lifted with acrobatic acidity, seemingly effortless and nimble at the highest of heights. This is mid-weight, yet there’s a freshness and delicacy here that belies that. A wine of structure, with beautiful fruit cloaked delicately around a long-lived frame. Elegant, classy, and finely structured. This is a brilliant Cabernet. McLaren Cabernet should get more of a look in if this is an example of what can be achieved.

By Cassandra Charlick