Wines from Diamond Mountain
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Von Strasser 2008 Reserve Red (Diamond Mountain)
- Cellar Selection
- $125
As good as the winery’s other 2008s are, this wine raises the stakes. It’s bone dry, deeply tannic and marked by classic varietal flavors of blackberries, cassis and dark chocolate, with sweet, smoky oak. Almost a food group in itself for its complexity, it’s dazzling now for its sheer luxurious deliciousness, yet is guaranteed to develop over at least the next 10 years.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
Von Strasser 2009 Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain)
- Editors' Choice
- $70
So enormously delicious, it will be hard to keep from drinking this gorgeous Cabernet right away, and that’s just fine. It’s composed of the most intensly concentrated flavors of blueberries and blackberries—dense, pure and slightly heady with a liqueur-like alcohol. The tannins are classic Diamond Mountain, firm and minerally, while oak plays the perfect role of…
— S.H.
(10/1/2012)
Von Strasser 2002 Reserve Red (Diamond Mountain)
- Cellar Selection
- $100
Some great Cabs are drinkable when young, while others require patience. This is the latter sort. It’s a tough, young wine, dominated by dusty tannins leading to an astringent finish. But it’s incredibly fine, showing a balance and grace rare even in Napa Valley. As it warms up and breathes in the glass, it gets even better, giving tantalizing hints of ripe cassis…
— S.H.
(9/1/2006)
Von Strasser 2007 Reserve Red (Diamond Mountain)
- Cellar Selection
- $125
Napa Bordeaux-style wines don’t get much richer than this. It is, extraordinary, in large part due to the perfect vintage. So rich, so ripe in fruit, and yet so brilliantly balanced in tannins and acidity. Really world-class. Made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Malbec, it offers dazzlingly complex waves of blackberry and black currant fruit, with…
— S.H.
(11/1/2010)
Von Strasser 2009 Agira Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain)
- $80
An awesome wine—this is so massively intense in blackberry, blueberry and cassis flavors, it’s hard to believe. From the first sip though the middle palate, it’s seemingly sweet with a fruity essence, but the finish is dry and firm. Drink now and for 8–10 years, at the very least.
— S.H.
(10/1/2012)
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)
Von Strasser 2005 Sori Bricco Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain)
- $70
From one of the oldest vineyards on Diamond Mountain, this Bordeaux blend is impressively powerful and balanced. Based on Cabernet, with small quantities of Merlot, Cab Franc and Petit Verdot, it has oak-influenced black and red currant, cassis, cherry, spicy plum pudding and sweet, smoky vanilla flavors, with a cedar, pencil-lead note reminiscent of a fine…
— S.H.
(5/1/2008)
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