Hickinbotham Cabernet/Shiraz The Peake 2019 brand_Château Saint-Pierre smoked earth

smoked earth

fresh plum and red currant with a soft tannin finish

fine-grained tannins provide support

2023 yielded a very small harvest for Riesling in this area and therefore this wine combines the Turckheim vines with much older vines typically intended for the Roche Roulee cuvee

Hickinbotham Cabernet/Shiraz The Peake 2019 brand_Château Saint-Pierre smoked earthIn the early 1800's when Australian colonists were buying their first cuttings in France, it was common for the great Bordeaux chateaux to add some Shiraz (Syrah) from Hermitage to their Cabernets. Having taken cuttings from both regions, Australia kept an ancient pre phylloxera, pre appellation tradition alive. Opulent yet lithe, The Peake's aroma is tantalising, seductive in its youthful confidence while daring you to wait years. Lashings of all the