Diamond Creek
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Diamond Creek 2002 Red Rock Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $175
The most complete and compelling of Diamond Creek’s trio of ’02s, combining the opulent accessibility of Gravelly Meadow with the power and authority of Volcanic Hill. The aromas of cassis, red currants, cedar, tobacco and cigar box lead to massively packed Cabernet flavors wrapped in huge, dusty tannins. The wine is so balanced, so distinguished and complete…
— S.H.
(8/1/2006)
Diamond Creek 2009 Gravelly Meadow Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain)
- Cellar Selection
- $175
Rich and powerful, with a molten intensity, this has loads of blackberry and cherry jam flavors, yet it has a minerally earthiness that grounds it and makes it endlessly complex. With its tannic profile and sweet oak jacket, this defines Napa Valley Cabernet—particularly from the mountains. If you can keep your hands off it, this will develop over the next 10–20 years.
— S.H.
(11/1/2012)
Diamond Creek 2009 Volcanic Hill Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain)
- Cellar Selection
- $175
This shows the Diamond Creek signature of dryness, mountain tannins and voluptuously ripe, concentrated fruit. It’s dense in blackberry jam and cassis flavors, with firm minerality and a lush toast note from the oak. Near perfection in all of its parts, it possesses those hard-to-define qualities of balance and elegance. Wonderful as it is now, the tannins suggest…
— S.H.
(11/1/2012)
Diamond Creek 2002 Volcanic Hill Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $175
Starts off as a closed, tight wine, aromatically speaking, and needs plenty of decanting to breathe, but once it starts to open, there’s an eruption of the most refined cassis and cedar aromas. In the mouth, this is an immense Cabernet, profoundly deep in blackberry, roasted coffee and dark chocolate flavors. It is also enormously tannic, and is effectively locked…
— S.H.
(8/1/2006)
Diamond Creek 2009 Red Rock Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain)
- $175
The ripest of Diamond Creek’s new ’09 Cabernets, Red Rock shows a sun-blasted quality of red currants, blueberry and cassis. Heady and exotic, this is rich in tannins and noble in acidity. While it’s a joy to drink now and over the next eight years, its extreme ripeness may limit its longterm ageability.
— S.H.
(11/1/2012)
Diamond Creek 2004 Volcanic Hill *Barrel Sample* Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
Opens with fabulous blackberry jam, mocha, cinamonny spice, oak, vanilla and sweet herb aromas. Then turns intense and concentrated, with cherry-blackberry and chocolate flavors smothered in big, smooth tannins. Really high quality.
— S.H.
(8/1/2004)
Diamond Creek 2007 Volcanic Hill Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $175
The longer this wine breathes in the glass the better it gets. At first sip, it’s obviously a very good wine, richly tannic and deeply impressive in blackberries, cassis and oak, with a firm minerality that grounds it. But as it warms and airs, the fascinating palate begins to unfold. Will age effortless for many years. Drink now–2020.
— S.H.
(3/1/2011)
Diamond Creek 2000 Volcanic Hill Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $175
Rich, ripe aromas of black cherry, spice, vanilla and smoke lead the way here. On the palate, it’s dark and sleek, with blackberry, tar, more smoke, licorice, cassis, raspberry and herb notes that give it great complexity. The tannins are ripe and smooth, supporting the wine with fine, lush structure.
— J.M.
(4/1/2004)
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