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Diamond Creek, Volcanic Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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Description
Diamond Creek, Diamond Moutain, Volcanic Hill, cabernet Sauvignon, United States, California, Still, Red, 2012
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill is the most opulent of these wines. A blast of dark cherry, chocolate, licorice, spice and leather races across the palate. There's more overt fruit, a heavier oak imprint than in the other wines and a greater perception of alcohol as well, which I suppose is not that surprising given that oak extracts alcohol. The 2019 is very much a wine of the last phase of Diamond Creek prior to the change of ownership that took place in 2020.
Reviewed by: Joe Czerwinski
The star of my visit to Diamond Creek was the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill, which shows awesome purity and length. Vanilla accents blackberry, cassis and plum notes on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is rich and velvety, leading into a tremendously long finish, bursting with classic Cabernet fruit. It could use a few years in the cellar to gain nuance, and it should drink well for two decades or more after that.
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.
