The 2007 vintage at Hilltops was marked by a warm, dry growing season. The long drought reduced yields and concentrated flavours. There is an intense black-red colour to this wine. The aroma shows ripe, black fruit in various guises: blackcurrant, blackberry and blackstrap liquorice! Great now if you love a powerful red, but leave some in the cellar for five to ten years to taste its full potential.
"This is pretty much the perfect Hilltops shiraz. It's tight, perfumed, juicy and sure, its long, ropey, chalky tannins giving it good potential in the cellar. What I love though is the flavour profile: licorice, dry chocolate, dark cherries and cedar smoke, a dab of mint helping it lift from the glass. This is beautiful. Drink: 2009-2016. 94 points." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, April 9, 2008.
