Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2022 wwejuly2026sale Skins from the pressed PX

Skins from the pressed PX of the Blanco are added to the fermentation

Opulent and dense

but with the hiring of new régisseur Pascal Delbeck in 1976

because he has good grades

and roasted nuts

Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2022 wwejuly2026sale Skins from the pressed PX95 POINTS Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine "From two blocks planed in 1976 and 1989. Crushed fruit, ambient ferment, with 16 days on skins; matured in French barriques (60% new) and foudre for 12 months. Merlot has had a tough trot in this country, but Californian winemaker Chris Carpenter is well schooled in the ways of the grape. This harnesses a more rounded fruit profile, but also with proper linear tannins and drive. Its a relatively elegant