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Diamond Creek, Gravelly Meadow Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
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Description
Diamond Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Gravelly Meadow, California, Red, 2011
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow opens with a lovely floral perfume of violets and rose hip tea with a core of chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries, blueberry compote and plum preserves plus hints of wood smoke, tobacco and menthol. Full-bodied and firmly framed with grainy tannins and background freshness, it has gorgeous earthy layers and a mineral-tinged finish.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow is impeccable. Crème de cassis, blackberry jam, incense, chocolate and a healthy dose of French oak are front and center. The 2015 is in a beautiful spot where the tannins have softened, and yet the wine retains superb freshness and plenty of fruit intensity. The opulent style favored at the time is very much in evidence. Today, the Gravelly Meadow strikes me as the most complete of the three wines. It offers plenty of vintage 2015 richness, without the excessive oak found in the Volcanic Hill or the Brett of the Red Rock Terrace, all while conveying plenty of site character.
About the Producer
Diamond Creek Vineyards was founded in 1968 by Al and Boots Brounstein, pioneers of the modern Napa Valley wine industry. Risk-takers and visionaries, who early on, recognized the valley’s suitability for growing Cabernet Sauvignon, they also understood the powerful role that soils and microclimates play in determining the character of a wine. For over a half-century Diamond Creek has produced Single-Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from its stunning estate on Napa Valley’s Diamond Mountain. True to the mission of its founders, the winery has never veered from its path of creating wines that express the unique terroirs that coexist on this geologically diverse yet relatively small piece of earth. Today we carry on this tradition, committed to preserving Diamond Creek’s long celebration of site-driven, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon while nurturing the property and its wines to even higher expressions of quality and singularity.
