It's pretty wicked what Brad Hickey does with Zibibbo. Selected for its thicker skins and its ability to impart its personality on the finished wine, this spent 150 days on skins in Amphorae. Hickey raised eyebrows with his debut release and a keen following has been the result with winemakers wanting in on the action too. All this from his first vintage using fruit that was given away because no one would take it. How times have changed...
From 70 year bush vines in the Riverland, it's quite an intoxicating wine. Scents of muscat grapes and Turkish delight woo you early on. Lemon balm, stonefruits including yellow peach and apricot plus honeyed tones add layers of interest and pleasure. The fruit coats the mouth lovingly and generously - it's a great wine to enjoy with pintxo or as you perch yourself at a trendy wine bar doing some people watching. I'll have a glass thanks.
Drink to three years.
93/100
Region: McLaren Vale
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