Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Cabernet Sauvignon from McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

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Product Details

Varietal

Cabernet Sauvignon

Region

McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

Producer

Clarendon Hills

Vintage

2008

Size

750ML

ABV

14.4%

Features

Collectible

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Clarendon Hills Hickinbotham Cabernet Sauvignon has a lifted spiral of tightly wound, but polished graphite, crushed rock, rose petal, roast meat, espresso and salty black licorice. Brooding undertones such as smoky black cardamom and bitumen emerge and contrast the perfume making a posh expression. Firm in structure, this Cabernet has a tight and assertive.

Professional Ratings

92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2008 Hickinbotham Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon has a very deep garnet-purple color and intense notes of black currant juice, Provence herbs, kirsch, chocolate, espresso, pencil shavings and iron ore. Full-bodied, very crisp and rich with a high level of fine tannins, it has a long coffee laced finish.
91 Wine Spectator
Focused, vibrant and complex, offering tobacco and savory spice overtones to the dark berry flavors, persisting expressively on the finish. The tannins need time to soften. Best from 2015 through 2020.

Other Vintages

2010

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2006

96 Robert
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2005

97 Robert
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2003

93 Robert
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2002

95 Robert
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1999

90 Robert
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1998

93 Robert
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Clarendon Hills

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Clarendon Hills is a small family-run winery based in Clarendon, South Australia. The company was founded by biochemist, Roman Bratasiuk, in 1990. The story of Clarendon Hills is one of passion, dedication and commitment to exception wine. It all began when this biochemist and wine lover decided to produce his own wine. Though he'd never trained as a winemaker, Roman let himself be guided by his refined palate and scientific knowledge. Following his favorite producers and preferred styles, Roman sought to make a version of the wines he loved.

Cabernet Sauvignon

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A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.

McLaren Vale Wine

South Australia

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Known for opulent red wines with intense power and concentration, McLaren Vale is home to perhaps the most “classic” style of Australian Shiraz. Vinified on its own or in Rhône Blends, these hot-climate wines are deeply colored and high in extract with signature hints of dark chocolate and licorice. Cabernet Sauvignon is also produced in a similar style.

Whites, often made from Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc tend to be opulent and full of tropical, stone and citrus fruit.

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