The 2015 Hickinbotham Cabernet Sauvignon is dense, rich and super tannic. Impressive cassis and chocolate flavors play only a supporting role to the imposing structure at the moment, waiting and hoping for the opportunity to shine sometime after 2025.

This site tends to yield extremely tannic, long-lived wines. The 2013 Hickinbotham Cabernet Sauvignon boast attractively leafy, tea-like aromas and intense cassis fruit, but it's also ruggedly tannic. Give this full-bodied beast another 6-7 years in the cellar before even touching it.

Very deep garnet-purple in color, the 2009 Hickinbotham Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon reveals an earthy / tarry nose with underlying notes of warm blueberries, blackberry preserves, walnut cake and mocha. Rich, full bodied and opulently fruited in the mouth, it has just enough acidity (medium-high) to lend lift and a firm level of chewy tannins, finishing long and savory. Approachable now, it should drink best 2013-2022+. Importer: Wine Brokers Unlimited, Hayward, CA

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. Drink it 2012 to 2018. Importer: Wine Brokers Unlimited, Hayward, CA

Clarendon's 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet-purple color and is scented of blackberry preserves, warm plums, creme de cassis, spice box, chocolate and cloves. Very crisp acid and a medium-firm level of chewy tannins support the very full-bodied, ripe fruited palate, finishing long. Drink it now through 2014. No known USA importer.