Hickinbotham Trueman Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- 95
- $90
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Elegant from the outset, this has notes of pimiento, bay leaf, subtle balsamic, blackcurrant, decaying leaves, plum and cedar. There’s some subtle earth and flickers of graphite with air, glimmers of dried herbs, and an emergent mineral finesse. Very ambrosial as it all clicks into place. The elegance theme plays through to the palate, which is medium-bodied and gorgeously restrained. Blackcurrant, autumn leaves, plum, graphite, bay leaf, fine cedar, a glimmer of mint. It glides through the mouth with poise and finesse before fine-grained tannins and cooling acidity pull it all to long and elegant length. Yes, elegance is the word, though it’s joined by restraint, complexity and all-round class.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
