Wine4Freaks

Clarendon Hills is owned by Roman Bratusiuk who arrived from Ukrain in 1950. The winery is just south of Adelaide and the vineyards are all old bush vines.  Clarendon makes only 100% varietal wines from single vineyards. The best known are based on Grenahce or Shiraz but also Cabernet is doing fine. I tasted the 2003 Cabernet Hickinbotham.

2003 Clarendon Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Hickinbotham
The color is intense black ink. In the nose you’ll find black currant, cassis, leather, mocca. It’s full bodied with extreme ripe fruit, strong tannins and with lots of power. It’s concentrated and intense but you also sense an elegant, underlying balance and softness. Should age a couple of years before drinking, but then a great and potent wine will occur.

94/100 pts.
€42 / $52